Coast Guard, local partners end search for missing diver on Chickahominy River
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/29/2021 02:58 PM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic |
Coast Guard, local partners end search for missing diver on Chickahominy River
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies ended their search,Wednesday, for a 69-year-old diver who was reported missing on the Chickahominy River.
James City County dive units recovered a body matching the description of the missing man Wednesday afternoon.
The Coast Guard searched with an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina and a 29-foot Response Boat-Small from Coast Guard Station Portsmouth.
Other agencies that participated in the search:
- Coast Guard Auxiliary
- Virginia Marine Resources Commission
- James City County Fire Department
- James City County Police Department
- York County Fire Department
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