Marine search suspended, missing brothers identified

LITTLE COMPTON, R.I. (WPRI) — The search for the two men who ended up the water while fishing in Little Compton on Saturday has been suspended.

Local first responders alongside members of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the U.S. Coast Guard searched the waters near Warren’s Point for more than 6 hours on Saturday as the victims’ family watched from the shore.

BACKGROUND: Marine search for 2 missing men concludes for the day

Little Compton police told 12 News that there was a brief follow-up search on Sunday morning, but the missing men were not found.

Family members have identified the victims as brothers 27-year-old Aldino A. Centeio and 31-year-old Valdir A. Centeio. They are both from Stoughton…

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