City of Santa Barbara officials announced that retired Santa Barbara Fire Captain Anthony “Tony” Pighetti died on Oct. 9 at 59 years old.
Just after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, authorities say Pighetti was reported missing by family members after leaving earlier that evening to go paddle boarding near Miramar Beach in Montecito.
Local law enforcement, fire resources, Santa Barbara City Harbor Patrol, and the U.S. Coast Guard conducted an extensive search operation that continued overnight, according to officials…