The search for 18-year-old Mark Everett Coates III ended for the day Saturday evening, with crews expected to return to the Susquehanna River Sunday morning.
Saturday marked the third day of searching for Coates, who was last seen Wednesday around 5 p.m. near the Hatem Memorial Bridge on US 40. He had launched a 10-foot aluminum jon boat from the Water Street Boat Ramp in Havre de Grace. His overturned boat was found Thursday morning near Garrett Island.
Saturday’s Search
Dive teams and aircraft worked the river throughout the day under difficult conditions.
Divers reportedly searched underwater today, and crews used sonar to search the marinas.
High winds made the water unsafe for anyone outside official search crews. Aircraft flew over the area throughout the day.
How to Help
Authorities are asking anyone who wants to help to hold off and coordinate first. The search area — the stretch of the Susquehanna River between the Tydings Memorial Bridge on I-95 and the Amtrak Bridge — is restricted to police and emergency crews only. Only law enforcement is permitted to fly drones in the area.
Community Support
While crews worked the river, Havre de Grace residents showed up for the Coates family. Community members brought food, drinks, blankets, hot chocolate, and hand and foot warmers for both the family and first responders. Coates’ mother has been resting in an RV provided for the family.
Coates was last seen wearing a chartreuse long-sleeved t-shirt and blue jeans. Anyone with information is asked to call Maryland Natural Resources Police at (410) 260-8888.
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