WILMINGTON, N.C. (WVEC) -- Coast Guard crews ended its search Sunday morning following the recovery of the bodies of a couple who went missing in the Pamlico River Friday, a news release said.
The 72-year-old woman and 70-year-old man were last seen departing Potters Marine Friday afternoon, the Coast Guard said.
The release said Coast Guard Station Hobucken received a call from a nearby resident around 6:40 p.m. to report an unmanned 20-foot vessel near the Pamlico River.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Elizabeth City was called — and Station Hobucken launched a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium, along with a 24-foot shallow water vessel.
The Beaufort County Emergency Management Agency also assisted in the search.
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