Mysterious disappearance on the river

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the disappearance of 22-year-old Chico State student Anthony Mahr (pictured), who purportedly went missing during a float gone awry last Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 20) on the Sacramento River.

Mahr was said to have been with two friends at the time—Lavina Corsbie and Brentston Rhodes, both 22—but wasn’t reported missing until after 9:30 p.m. that night, when Rhodes was arrested on suspicion of burglarizing a home along the riverbank earlier in the afternoon, BCSO said.

Following his arrest, Rhodes allegedly told investigators that he, Corsbie and Mahr fell in the river after their vessels hit a snag, BCSO said. Deputies later found Corsbie in the Chico area; she said she was able to swim to safety.

The search for Mahr is ongoing.