VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — 8/29/22 UPDATE: On Monday, the Virginia Beach Police Department shared the drowned man's name, Christian Flourentine. Officers also said this was not the only fatal drowning case to be reported at the Oceanfront on Saturday.
ORIGINAL STORY: The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing man last seen near the Virginia Beach Oceanfront Sunday around 2 a.m.
Crews were searching for a 23-year-old Hispanic man wearing a white floral shirt and black shorts with orange stripe, according to a Coast Guard spokesman.
But, the Coast Guard tweeted this morning that it had stopped looking after a good Samaritan found the man unresponsive near 23 Street in Virginia Beach around 1:30 a.m.
The person who found the man notified authorities who confirmed it was the man.
The man who was missing was last spotted around the 16th Street boardwalk, according to the agency.
A USCG spokesman said someone notified the agency around 7 p.m. Saturday.
The Coast Guard deployed an airplane, helicopter and small boat for the search, Saturday evening.