Officials searching for missing paddleboarder last seen at Dunedin Marina
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Officials are searching for a man last seen on an inflatable paddle board out of Dunedin Marina.
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is leading the search for 49-year-old Ziad Abdeen with assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard and FWC.
PCSO set up a mobile command center in the Dunedin Marina parking lot with crews from its Marine Unit, Dive Team, and Flight Unit on Saturday.
According to officials, Abdeen was wearing dark shorts and a light blue t-shirt when he went missing.
Courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard
Abdeen was reported missing to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on Friday after family members became concerned that he had not returned from a paddleboarding trip, according to deputies.
Investigators say Abdeen's family found his vehicle on Friday after searching various locations in Pinellas County that he is known to launch his paddleboard from.
The vehicle was parked at the Dunedin Boat Club, located at 49 Marina Plaza in Dunedin and deputies say they responded to the boat club around midnight on Saturday to begin a search.
Authorities say they learned that Abdeen's vehicle entered the Dunedin Boat Club parking lot at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Friday.
On Saturday night, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office confirmed that Abdeen's paddle board was located under a dock about 3.5 miles north of the marina at 2685 St. Joseph’s Drive.
The primary search by the Coast Guard was suspended Saturday evening and was resumed Sunday by PCSO.
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