Coast Guard suspends search in Chesapeake Bay for boater
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday afternoon it had suspended its...
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday afternoon it had suspended its...
Five of the six agencies that were searching for 63-year-old Christopher Martin Young suspended their efforts by Sunday morning. Investigators determined that Young did not make any distress calls and there were no hazards on the water during his voyage.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday afternoon it had suspended its search for a missing boater in the Chesapeake Bay. The Coast Guard announced the search for 63-year-old Christopher Martin Young a day earlier, saying it had commenced after a boat with “signs of recent occupancy" was found beached near Factory Point, Virginia.
Crews are searching for a missing boater after a boat was found washed ashore between Grandview Beach and Factory Point early Saturday morning.
The U.S. Coast Guard, Virginia Port Authority, Hampton Police, Hampton Fire and Poquoson Fire are assisting in the search.