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YANKEETOWN -- The Coast Guard suspended the search for a man, Sunday, after he

went missing near Cedar Key, Florida, Friday, May 20.

Gilbert Valdes, 54, from Eldersburg, Maryland was reported missing Friday night,

along with his brother, Garrick Valdes, 50, from Locust Grove, Virginia, and friend, Bruce

Smith, from Alachua, Florida. The Coast Guard rescued Garrick Valdes and Smith from

their capsized 23-foot boat, Saturday morning. The rescued boaters said that missing boater

Gilbert Valdes was wearing a life jacket.

"Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Gilbert," said

Capt. Gregory Case, Sector Commander, Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Florida. "Sus-

pending the search is never an easy decision to make, but despite our best efforts, we were

unable to locate Mr. Valdes."

At 10:05 p.m., Friday, watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg re-

ceived a report stating the three men had left Alachua at 5:30 a.m. via truck and trailer and

At 3:00 a.m. Saturday, officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Commission (FWC) confirmed the truck and trailer were at the Cedar Key boat ramp.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew and an HC-130 Hercules fixed-wing air-

crew from Air Station Clearwater, Florida, and a 27-foot Utility Boat-Medium boatcrew

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tinued the search for Gilbert Val-

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