Search and rescue efforts continue for Richard “Rick” Powers after he disappeared while paddleboarding on Saguaro Lake.

Powers, 65, was last seen around 5:45 a.m. on Aug. 17 near Boat Ramp 1 in the Tonto National Forest. Deputies later found his paddleboard and belongings on the south side of the lake near Captain’s Nook.

While the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office continues its search, family and friends are remembering him as a devoted athlete, loyal friend and longtime fixture in the Valley’s paddleboarding community.

"If you don't know him, he seems kind of gruff, but he's one of the most giving people you'd ever meet," said his brother, John Powers. "His friends are everything. He'd give you the shirt off his back."

Rick Powers' early paddleboarding outing was nothing unusual. He w

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