Coast Guard Suspends Seaside Park Search For Missing Boater
The Coast Guard suspended its search Monday evening for a person in the water in the vicinity of Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Coast Guard crews searched for nearly 24 hours and covered 78 square miles, south of Bridgeport. During the search, the air temperature was 50 degrees with 25 knots of winds. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center received a report of a person in the water at approximately 5:15 p.m. Sunday. It was reported that at approximately 4:30 p.m., two men entered the water from their 14-foot inflatable raft. One male was able to swim to shore but lost sight of the other person in the water. The missing man was reportedly not wearing…