Reports: Former Kent Man Missing on California River

Friends and family of Adam Molai, the former Kent man gone missing on the Kings River in California Friday, aren't giving up hope he will be found alive.

Molai, a sailor stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore, fell into the river during a rafting trip with nine other sailors Friday afternoon. Area rescue workers have been searching the river since for any sign of Molai.

Molai is a graduate of Field High School. He is an aviation electronics technician 3rd class and a member of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-122

Molai's brother, Cory, of Kent, told Fox 8 news he still has a small bit of hope his brother Adam will be found alive.

Cory Molai updated friends on Facebook Sunday morning thanking them for the support throughout the search.

"Our family needs all the support we can get right now," Cory Molai wrote. "I don't feel like I can be half the person I used to be without my Adam. God bring him back to us or see that his soul rests in eternal peace."

• The Fresno Bee: Missing Lemoore Sailor Identified
• Akron Beacon Journal: Sailor from Kent Missing in River
• HartfordSentinel.com: Missing Lemoore Sailor Identified
• WJW Fox 8: Family Holding out Hope for Kent Man Missing in Calif. River
• ABC 30: (Video) No Sign of Missing Sailor on Kings River