Coast Guard Suspends Search For Two Missing Teens
Rickey StokesViewed: 4555
Posted by: RStokes
Date: Jul 31 2015 12:05 PM
The other night some scanner buffs heard the Coast Guard radio traffic with what they thought was good news on the missing teens. A flurry of radio traffic was thought there was a possible sighting.
However today the U.S. Coastguard aanounced that they would end the search at sunset Friday for the two teens missing.
Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen were last seen July 24 about 1:30 PM near jupiter Florida. They purchased $ 110 worth of fuel for the fishing boat. About 5 PM the two youth were reported missing.
On July 26 a coast guard crew found the boy's white 19 foot vessel capsized about 77 miles east of Daytona Beach Florida. A rescue swimmer was lowered to the boat o confirmed the registration. The boat's engine cover was missing and one life jacket was on board but the boat wasn't damaged.
The search has covered 66,000 square miles, abou the size of Florida.
The U.S. Coast Guard has described the search as a "all hands on the deck" search for the two boys. It was extended because of the boys ages, their will to survice, their health,
The boys routinely fished near Jupiter Florida.
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