MAN REMAINS MISSING AT SEA

The search for twenty-five year old Barrington Gomez, a fisherman who went missing near Bluefield Range twenty miles southwest of Belize City, remains dismal. Today, Love News spoke with Lt. Greg Soberanis of the Belize National Coast Guard.

Lt. Greg Soberanis; Belize National Coast Guard 

"Our search units have chromed an area fifteen miles by thirty miles and we have not located the individual who was missing; Mr. Barrington Gomez. The search has been ongoing for the past six days and the commandant has directed that the search now be terminated. We have concluded that the chances for survival are minimal. We have made contact with the family as well as the police department informing them that coast guards should no longer be out there conducting the search efforts. What will happen is that the police will conclude the case and inform the family of what has transpired. They will be the ones that will officially call the case a close case. "

Soberanis advises mariners to pay closer attention to sea condition warnings whenever there is a storm.

Lt. Greg Soberanis

"We always try to advise not only fisherman but also mariners in general to take heed to the warnings that are given over the media, television and radio, and not to take unnecessary risks. If you know there is an impending story or system approaching the country, then make your way inland into safe harbor especially if you know you are not in a large craft and your vessel cannot withstand such weather. We always advise mariners to heed the warning that are provided via the media."

Gomez along with two others identified as thirty-three year old Edmund Forte and sixty-four year old Arturo Gilharry were returning from a fishing camp on the small island when the boat they were traveling in experienced engine failure. Forte was the first to be discovered as he swam for miles and made it to Spanish Look-Out Caye where he was rescued and brought to shore early Tuesday morning of last week. Gilharry was not so fortunate and his body was recovered on Wednesday.

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