Coast Guard searches for man after boat found washed up on Melbourne Beach

Boat was found Wednesday evening

MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. – Several agencies are looking for a 68-year-old Vero Beach man after his boat washed ashore on Melbourne Beach.

The U.S. Coast Guard said Dale Hossfield has not been seen, but his 29-foot boat was found on the beach Wednesday evening. His wallet and cell phone were still in the boat, investigators said.

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The Coast Guard, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are looking for Hossfield. The search continued into Friday.

If you have any information, you are asked to contact the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Miami Command Center at 305-535-4472.


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