CG suspends search for boaters

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard suspended the search for two missing boaters in the Claiborne County, Miss., area of the Mississippi River on Sunday night, March 13. GC response crews, including those from Aviation Training Center at Mobile, Ala., had covered some 930 river miles and searched for more than 84 hours. Commander Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River, Capt. Timothy Wendt, offered “condolences” to family and friends of the missing boaters; and thanked volunteers and groups from the Natchez and Jackson counties’ game wardens, Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office, Tensas (La.) Parish and the Civil Air Patrol. The search is suspended pending further information. (CG District Eight 03/14/16)