By Associated Press - Friday, August 7, 2015

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) - U.S. Coast Guard officials say they have suspended the search for a 30-year-old man in the waters near Dauphin Island.

Multiple media outlets report that a Coast Guard statement says the search ended Thursday after 9 p.m. Daniel Sewell had been missing from Fort Gaines since Wednesday afternoon.

Friends have said Sewell told them he planned to go swimming.



The search covered more than 480 square miles during 22 hours of continuous searching.

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