There is nothing new to report tonight in the search for the seven men missing at sea since Sunday night. It is now 96 hours and counting but search efforts remain committed. This evening, spokesperson for the families Audrey Matura Shepherd told us that along with units from the Coast Guard and Belize Defense Force, 17 civilian teams have been searching by air, sea, on land, and that's in addition to two dive teams. But so far...still nothing.
Matura-Shepherd says they are not ruling anything out, which is why they have now sent out missing persons bulletins to Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, and Salvador. She says the search area has been expanded but they are still focusing on the area where the boat was found on Tuesday.
The missing men are 48-year-old Darrington Escobar, 50-year-old Mauro Ismael Quiroz, his son, 31-year-old Abner Quiroz, 50-year-old Magistrate Richard Swift, 53-year-old Nick Egbert Nicholson, 42-year-old Gustavo Briceno, and 25-year-old Elon Reyes. Anyone with information is asked to contact police, the BDF, or Coast Guard while anyone offering financial assistance or lending resources can contact the command center hotline at 205-2653 or 225-2629.
