“The decision to suspend a search is always difficult and never taken lightly,” said a Coast Guard official
The Coast Guard has suspended the search for five people after a boat capsized off the Florida coast on Saturday, April 12.
In their update, Coast Guard officials, who were able to rescue four people, said that crews spent about seven hours searching for the missing individuals from the ” suspected failed smuggling venture. ” Overall, they combed through 1,240 square miles before making the decision to suspend their efforts.
“The decision to suspend a search is always difficult and never taken lightly,” Chief Warrant Officer Edgardo Insignares, a Coast Guard Sector Miami search and rescue mission coordinator, said in a statement…