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CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing boater at approximately 9:20 p.m., Thursday, approximately 46 miles off Anclote Key, pending the development of new information.
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Missing is 42-year-old Brandon Taylor. Brandon is the best friend of Palm Bay City Councilman Mike Hammer.
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Coast Guard and partner agency crews searched by air and sea covering approximately 4,316 square miles, about the size of Connecticut. On-scene weather conditions during the search were 19-mph winds and 5-foot seas.
“We offer our sincere condolences to Mr. Taylor’s family and friends,” said Cmdr. Ben Stanley, a Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg search and rescue mission coordinator. “There is no harder choice than to suspend a search. Thank you to the multiple crews involved for their professionalism, persistence, and compassion throughout the search.”