Saturday, June 30, 2012

Boater Missing Near Breezy Point

     Breezy Point, Md. -- Four people were rescued early Saturday morning and a search continues for one person after their boat capsized during Friday night's violent storm.
     U.S. Coast Guard officials said a Good Samaritan rescued two people after the boat they were aboard began sinking around 3:30 a.m. near Breezy Point, Maryland. The boaters were found hanging on to a crab pot buoy.
     Maryland Natural Resources Police have identified the missing person as Angel Ayala Cerros, 28, of Alexandria, Virginia. It was Cerros' 12-foot boat that capsized during high winds, heavy rains, and rough sea conditions.
     The Coast Guard rescued two more people who had been in the boat shortly after a distress call.
     According to the NRP, the four people rescued were wearing life jackets when the boat capsized, but Cerros had become separated from his life jacket during the accident.
     The search for the missing boater continued Saturday with the following units participating: U.S. Coast Guard, NRP, the Charles County Fire Department and the Anne Arundel County Fire Department.

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