Coast Guard suspends search for missing Maine boater

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 5, 2024

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing Maine boater. Edward Berke, 30, fell overboard from a recreational boat about 8 p.m. Thursday near Clapboard Island in Casco Bay, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Local, state and federal officials searched 350 square miles of water for Berke, but could not locate him. The search was called off mid-day Friday.