The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 35-year-old man who went missing while swimming at Ocean City, Maryland.
James Benjamin Lenhart has not been found.
The Coast Guard received a call at about 1 a.m. Sunday reporting him missing. Multiple agencies, including the Ocean City Police, the Coast Guard and Maryland State Police searched a 55-square-nautical-mile area by air and sea.
The Coast Guard announced Monday morning that the search has been suspended.
"After more than 10 hours of cumulative search efforts by the Coast Guard and our partner agencies, the Coast Guard made the difficult decision to suspend the search," said Cmdr. Michael Keane, chief of response at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, in a release. "This decision is never an easy one, and our thoughts are with the families of the missing man."
Anyone with information is asked to call DFC Nick Simpson at 410-723-6610.
Early Saturday evening, an 8-year-old girl died after she was knocked down by a wave and disappeared under the surf in Ocean City. Police say no lifeguards were on duty when the girl went under the water at the Ocean City Inlet beach.
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Police believe the girl drowned, but an autopsy is being conducted, and the death is still under investigation.
