The four men vanished on the 23-foot white SportCraft boat.Photo:Venice Police Department
Venice Police Department
TheU.S. Coast Guardhas suspended the search for four boaters after they left Venice, Florida, on Saturday morning and didn’t return.
Angel Hernandez Munoz, 38, of North Port; Ruben Mora Sr., 54, of Port Charlotte; Julio Cesar Cordero Briones, 37, of North Port; and Alfonso Vargas Parra, 35, of North Port, went missing after leaving the Marina Park Boat Ramp at around 8 a.m. local time.
At 8 p.m. on Monday, the search for the four men was suspended pending any new information, the Venice Police Department confirmed in astatement. The missing individuals' relatives have been notified.
Police confirmed the group was on a 1995 23-foot white SportCraft, registration #FL9937HC, and asked boaters out on the water to “stay vigilant.” PEOPLE has reached out to the department for comment.
A family member told police that the missing men were expected to return later on Saturday,CNNreported.
Ruben Mora Sr.’s son, Ruben Mora Jr., urged people to keep an eye out for the group. “We’re trying to bring them home as quick as possible. I can’t imagine what he’s going through and what his friends are going through. I just want him back here,” he said, per theoutlet.
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“Today we’ve had about 13 of those local law enforcement vessels out searching, and they’ve been searching the areas up to about ten miles out. And the U.S. Coast Guard has been searching beyond that,” Captain Leisenring said, per the outlet.
Police stated bad weather could have been a factor in the four men going missing.
“Going into overnight and into Sunday, the wind’s picked up, the seas picked up and of course it’s been raining most of that time,” Capt. Leisenring said, per CNN.
Leisenring said that the group did not leave a float plan, so it’s unclear how far out they intended to go and how long for, CNN added.
source: people.com
