UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for 58-year-old female in the water at Deep Creek near James River, VA

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 03/28/2022 03:51 PM EDT

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UPDATE: Coast Guard ends search for 58-year-old female in the water at Deep Creek near James River, VA

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Coast Guard ends its search for the 58-year-old female who was reported to have fallen in the water at Deep Creek near the James River Sunday evening in Newport News.

A good Samaritan discovered a body matching the description of the female near the Menchville Marina and notified the Newport News Police Department.

Coast Guard assets, including a 45-foot Response Boat–Medium crew from Station Portsmouth and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Elizabeth City searched 518 square miles for over 16 hours.

Other agencies involved in the search included:

  • Newport News Police Department
  • Newport News Fire Department
  • York County Police Department
  • York County Fire Department
  • Virginia Marine Resources Commission
  • Suffolk County Fire Department
  • James City County Fire Department
  • Port of Virginia

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