Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Boaters Off Block Island

The Coast Guard searched over 62,000 square nautical miles for the missing boaters

The Coast Guard suspended the search for two missing boaters who did not return from a fishing trip near Block Island, Rhode Island.

Officials received a report on Sept. 18 at 6:30 p.m. that 54-year-old Linda Carmen and her 22-year-old son Nathan Carmen had not returned.

They were last seen Saturday evening departing from Ram's Point Marina in Point Judith in a 32-foot boat.

The Coast Guard searched over 62,000 square nautical miles, from south of Block Island, Rhode Island to the Canyons off New York.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Coast Guard at 508-457-3211.

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