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Man Missing in Waters Off Smith Island

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - The Coast Guard says a 20-year-old man is missing after he went underwater near Smith Island on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

The Coast Guard reports that the man was wading from the beach to a pontoon boat about 20 feet offshore when he went underwater around 2 p.m. Sunday and did not resurface. He was not wearing a life jacket.

Coast Guard crews are searching for the man along with Virginia Marine Police and Virginia Beach firefighters.

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.