Officials have identified 20 year old Maurice Wright of Norfolk as an apparent drowning victim who was last seen on Sunday afternoon near the northern end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that he was wading from the beach to a pontoon when he disappeared under the surface of the water.
He was not wearing a life jacket.
The paper reports that the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search last night.
Authorities covered more than 360 square miles with vessels and helicopter crews from the Coast Guard and the Naval Station Norfolk among other agencies.