KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — UPDATE: The Coast Guard reported on Sunday that they had suspended the search for Scott Johnson and his dog.
The Coast Guard said the "crew aboard Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder, a Fast Response Cutter homeported in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, and a Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew conducted search patterns off the coast of Manteo, North Carolina, that covered approximately 1,168 square miles over the course of 7 hours."
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A man and his dog are missing from Kill Devil Hills after his vehicle and boat trailer were found without him, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday.
Police found 47-year-old Scott Johnson's vehicle at a boat ramp in Kill Devil Hills on Thursday. Investigators said it was at the North Carolina Wildlife Access Boat Ramp in the vicinity of Pirate's Cove Marina.
Dare County Dispatch contacted the Coast Guard watchstanders to report that Johnson was last seen by a neighbor on August 22. Johnson had said he was planning to take his 23-foot sport fisher to troubleshoot a maintenance issue he was having.
It's not known where he was going or how long he planned to be gone.
If you've seen Scott Johnson and his dog Baxter, or know of his whereabouts, you're asked to call Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Command Center at 910-343-3880.