PAMLICO COUNTY, N.C. — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for two mariners in the Pamlico Sound, two days after their boat sank.
Two other mariners had been pulled from the water on Tuesday night after the Coast Guard’s Fifth District command center received a distress signal from the fishing boat Papa’s Girl. Both were hypothermic and one required CPR. That person later died at Sentara Albemarle Hospital.
The Coast Guard and partner agencies searched approximately 1,170 square miles for the two other missing people before ending their search on Thursday.
“The marine environment is a dangerous place to work because of the cold water, rough seas and high winds,” said Rear Adm. Keith Smith, commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District, in a news release. “At this point, we’ve decided to suspend further search efforts for the two missing mariners, pending further information. Our thoughts are with the families and we are very grateful to the master of the vessel, whose EPIRB saved the life of the survivor.”
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