Coast Guard searching for diver missing off Cape Fear
Posted August 25, 2016 8:27 p.m. EDT
Wilmington, N.C. — The Coast Guard was searching Thursday night for a diver who disappeared 30 miles southeast of Cape Fear.
Authorities said the 48-year-old man reportedly experienced equipment failure just before 11 a.m. and did not resurface.
Several boats and a helicopter crew were dispatched to assist with the search.