Coast Guard, partner agencies end search for missing 23 year-old male

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U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic Contact: 5th District Public Affairs Office: (757) 398-6272 After Hours: (757) 295-8435 5th District online newsroom

Coast Guard, partner agencies end search for missing 23 year-old male

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies ended their search, Sunday, for a 23-year-old male who was last seen going under the surface of the water while swimming at Dam Neck Beach, Saturday evening. 

Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire Department recovered a body matching the description of the missing man Sunday evening. 

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia received notification from the Virginia Beach Fire Department of the missing swimmer at 7:23 p.m. and issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast for the area. 

A boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Little Creek and an MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina were launched in the search. Coast Guard Cutter Razorbill, a 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat, also assisted in the search throughout the night. 

Other agencies involved in the search:

• Navy Search and Rescue
• NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex
• Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire Department
• Navy Mobile Dive Salvage Unit
• Virginia Marine Resources Commission
• Port of Virginia Maritime Incident Response Team
• Virginia Beach Fire Department
• Virginia Beach EMS
• Virginia Beach Police Department 

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