The massive search for a Miami boater who disappeared near Pelican Harbor Marina continued for a second full day Thursday.
U.S. Coast Guard officials said they were still searching by air and water for 36-year-old Reynier Marino, who was last seen around 7 p.m. Tuesday near the marina.
Family members said Marino is the owner of Hellkats Power Boats, a performance boat building company in Miami.
Jeanet Pedrero, Marino's wife, said he had been out alone in Biscayne Bay, testing a 32-foot boat that someone had purchased, but he never returned. The boat was later found damaged and with no one on board, Pedrero said.
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Pedrero released photos and video of the damaged boat, after it was brought to Pelican Harbor Marina.
A large number of family members have joined the Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in the search for Marino.
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“So many people knew who he is, knows that he’s a good guy, should have been out there helping us look for him. We’ve been out here all day!" friend Marcos Suarez said.
