Authorities Droop Seek for Lacking Maine Lobsterman Who Simply Graduatedd From Excessive Faculty

STEUBEN, Maine (AP) — Authorities have suspended the seek for a lacking 18-year-old Down East Maine lobsterman whose unoccupied boat was discovered adrift.

The Coast Guard stated in a tweet Sunday afternoon that the seek for Tylar Michaud, of Steuben, which concerned vessels and plane, was suspended after 40 hours “pending additional developments.”

Michaud was reported lacking at 5 p.m. Friday when he didn’t return from a day of hauling and setting his traps close to Petit Manan Level, the state Division of Marine Sources stated in a press release. Petit Manan Level is about 15 miles (24 kilometers) east of Mount Desert Island.

His boatd, High Gun, was discovered at Friday by an area fisherman.

The Maine Military Nationwide Guard, the Maine Forest Service and lots of good Samaritan boat operators and neighborhood members have helped with the search.

The search was hampered Saturday by fog that restricted visibility, the Marine Patrol stated.

Michaud was a 2023 graduate of Sumner Memorial Excessive Faculty, in keeping with a press release launch by Principal Jackson Inexperienced.

Michaud “was not solely an distinctive scholar but in addition a compassionate, kind-hearted particular person who at all times went above and past to lend a serving to hand to others. His smile and unwavering positivity brightened the lives of everybody he encountered, leaving an enduring impression on the hearts of lecturers, workers, and fellow college students alike,” Inexperienced stated.

The varsity is making psychological well being professionals obtainable on campus on Monday to supply help for college students, workers members, and neighborhood members, he stated.

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