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Coast Guard Searches for Missing Paddle Boarder

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a man who went missing while paddle boarding off Florida's Atlantic coast.

Officials sayd 58-year-old William Morlock's sister notified the Coast Guard command center in Miami on Sunday, saying that her brother had not returned from a paddle boarding trip.

She told officials she last saw Morlock on Friday evening at the home they share in Fort Pierce. He had been preparing his paddle board for use.

Search crews looked for the man throughout Sunday night and into Monday. It wasn't clear whether the search would continue Tuesday morning.

Copyright AP - Associated Press
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