WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard has found a body that appears to be an 83-year-old man who went missing while fishing in North Carolina.
The Coast Guard issued a news release Sunday saying it ended search efforts for the man who went missing over the weekend in Edenton Bay. They said they recovered a body matching his description.
The man was reported overdue from his fishing trip Saturday, launching a 325 square-mile (842 square km) search.
The Coast Guard said the man’s wife reported him missing after he went fishing on a 21-foot pontoon boat and failed to return Saturday night. The man’s boat and fishing gear was recovered not long after he went missing.
The search included a Coast Guard helicopter and boats, along with state and local crews.
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