US Coast Guard suspends search for missing Florida diver: 'Deeply saddened'

The search for a missing diver in Florida has been suspended after he disappeared while free diving during an exploration trip to a World War II-era shipwreck off the coast Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard announced. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed in a post on X that the identity of the missing diver is Virgil Price, 39. Price, a West Palm Beach resident, was free diving in the area of the Halsey shipwreck Sunday, where, upon his last known dive, he failed to resurface, according to the St.

Authorities said Price was last seen wearing a green wetsuit with an orange stripe on the hood, yellow weights on his weight belt and black carbon fiber fins. 'We are deeply saddened to share that the freediver reported missing in St. Lucie County is our own team member, Virgil Price. This is an incredibly difficult time, as Virgil was family to us and a dear friend to so many,' the Florida Freedivers wrote in a post on Facebook.

The discovery of the body came just hours after the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for Price. 'The decision to suspend an active search is never taken lightly. We extend our sincerest condolences to Mr. Price’s family,' LCDR John Beal wrote in post on X. Beal said the search for Price was suspended Monday evening, pending new information, after a search of over 1,415 miles over 36 hours.

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