Firefighters and rescue personnel in California have suspended their search for a 21-year-old Hawaii man reported missing on Lake Tahoe on Friday.

Marc Ma, a graduate of ‘Iolani School and a sophomore defensive end on the Nevada Wolf Pack football team, was on a paddleboard trip with several friends Friday afternoon when they encountered strong winds off Lake Tahoe’s west shore.

North Tahoe Fire Protection District officials say crews were called shortly before 3:30 p.m. Friday to Obexer’s Marina West Shore, about 700 yards offshore.

North Tahoe fire spokesman Ron Carson said other paddleboarders had turned back toward shore because of high winds and noticed one person was missing.

Ma’s board was found adrift.

Several agencies including the Coast Guard assisted in the search. Helicopters from CalStar and the Navy conducted air searches.

Friday’s search was called off at 6 p.m. The search resumed early Saturday morning but was suspended shortly after 5 p.m. with the Placer County Sheriff’s Office announcing it had exhausted all of its options.

University of Nevada head football coach Brian Polian released a statement late Saturday on the program website.

“The Placer County Sheriff’s Office is calling this search one of recovery, not rescue,” Polian said. “As such, it is with an incredibly heavy heart that we acknowledge the loss of Marc Ma, a beloved member of our Wolf Pack family.”

Polian said he and his wife spent time with Ma’s parents near the search site.

“Marc was a very special young man and it was an honor to work with him,” Polian said.