The Coast Guard recovered the bodies of two boaters off the Alabama coast but suspended the search for a missing 7-year-old boy after combing the area over the weekend

The child, Hunter Slezak, is the only one still missing after Michael Slezak and Sam Wooley were found dead Saturday afternoon by a Coast Guard crew.

In a devastating update on Sunday, December 2, 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard announced they were suspending the active search for Hunter Slezak (7), after recovering the bodies of two missing boaters.

USCG crews covered more than 2,042 square miles in the Gulf of Mexico but failed to find any sign of Hunter Slezak.

The Coast Guard said it has suspended its active search for a 7-year-old child, the third missing boater off Dauphin Island.

Two bodies have been found off Dauphin Island during a search for three boaters missing since Friday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Marty Ann, a 20-foot white cuddy cabin boat that left Billy Goat Hole Dauphin Island on Friday,

The missing boy's mother Meg Slezak has called the tragedy "so incredibly painful" as the Coast Guard call off their search.

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile is looking for any information on the MARTY ANN, a 20-foot White Cuddy Cabin with 3 people on board. The

Hunter Slezak, 7, was a passenger on the Marty Ann when the boat was met with disaster in the Gulf of Mexico off Alabama, the USCG said. USCG photo The search for a 7-year-old boater who vanished under mysterious circumstances off Alabama has been suspended by the U.