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AUG 22, 2019
Coast Guard suspending search for missing boaters, Lowcountry volunteers praised
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Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Chief Keith Powers expressed profuse gratitude Thursday to public agencies and private citizens that voluntarily joined the search efforts, specifically citing Charleston.
"We had a guy named Chad Walton out of Charleston, who is heading that search effort, who has poured his heart and his soul into this, making sure that we're covered in that area," said Powers.
Walton, who operates a Charleston-based performance watersports and powersports shop, used a boating enthusiast group on social media to recruit and coordinate volunteers for Lowcountry-based search efforts.
Vlaun added that federal agencies including the FBI, Navy, Air Force, and Customs and Border Protection had provided invaluable help, as well, including access to surveillance technology and aerial search assistance.
"In my 25-year career, I've never seen a more comprehensive or larger search effort for the area we covered," Vlaun said.
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Coast Guard suspending search for missing boaters, Lowcountry volunteers praised
[...]
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Chief Keith Powers expressed profuse gratitude Thursday to public agencies and private citizens that voluntarily joined the search efforts, specifically citing Charleston.
"We had a guy named Chad Walton out of Charleston, who is heading that search effort, who has poured his heart and his soul into this, making sure that we're covered in that area," said Powers.
Walton, who operates a Charleston-based performance watersports and powersports shop, used a boating enthusiast group on social media to recruit and coordinate volunteers for Lowcountry-based search efforts.
Vlaun added that federal agencies including the FBI, Navy, Air Force, and Customs and Border Protection had provided invaluable help, as well, including access to surveillance technology and aerial search assistance.
"In my 25-year career, I've never seen a more comprehensive or larger search effort for the area we covered," Vlaun said.
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