The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for two people who were last seen on an inflatable raft approximately 500 yards off the shore of North Kingsville on Monday evening.
Crews suspended the search around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday until further notice of new developments.
There were no missing persons reports filed, according to the Coast Guard.
The search continued overnight through Tuesday morning as the Coast Guard uses several resources to find the two missing people.
Area fire departments& and their water search crews are now on scene. They are assisting in search for two people in Ashtabula. @WEWS pic.twitter.com/LzTy2cKdZb
— Meg Shaw (@MegDShaw) August 15, 2017
The two people were last seen about 500 yards off the shore in North Kingsville, which is outside of Ashtabula.
Additional search crew have just launched into water in search of missing people in Ashtabula. @WEWS pic.twitter.com/QTddNvvulb
— Meg Shaw (@MegDShaw) August 15, 2017
A witness told officials they last saw a man and either a child or a woman in the water. The witness jumped off the raft in an attempt to pull the raft closer to shore.
Shortly after, the witness lost sight of the two people and called for help.
The Coast Guard says crews will continue to search throughout the morning.
Just spoke w/ Coast Guard again - They're still searching for 2 people & say multiple local fire departments are assisting in search.
— Meg Shaw (@MegDShaw) August 15, 2017
