JUNEAU, Alaska(AP)
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a small plane
carrying an Alaska state official and his son.
Deputy Commissioner of Revenue Brian Andrews and his 24-year-old
son, Brandon, have been missing since Aug. 9.
The pair had dropped off a family member with some camping gear
in Juneau, then took off to retrieve more gear from Young Lake on
north Admiralty Island, about 20 miles southeast of Juneau. They
have not been heard from since.
Authorities have searched more than 4,800 miles of land, water
and shoreline.
The Coast Guard says the plane had an emergency locator
transmitter but it has not been activated.
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