Coast Guard suspends search for missing Tallahassee fishermen

The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a Tallahassee boater who went missing about 50-miles south of St. Marks over the weekend.

Missing is George Taylor of who was reportedly sailing his 27-foot Catalina sailboat from St. Marks to Carrabelle.

The search was suspended at 11:42 a.m. on Tuesday and covered over 10 thousand square nautical miles over the course of 60 hours.

The search was suspended pending further developments.

Mister Taylor was reported overdue by a friend at 4.p.m.Saturday.

The caller’s last contact with Taylor was Thursday morning via social media; he reportedly stated his intentions were to be in Carrabelle Friday evening.

His boat was found Sunday morning with Taylor’s dog and belongings aboard.

The search included three 87-foot patrol boats, several response boats from Coast Guard Station Panama City, aircraft out of Coast Guard Aviation Training Center in Mobile and Coast Guard Air Station in Clearwater.

It also included the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and other local agencies.

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