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Jacksonville, FL — By sunlight on Monday, search and rescue teams were back in the air and the water to search for a Jacksonville firefighter and his friend. Brian McCluney and Justin Walker never returned from a fishing trip on Friday, they were about five miles off-shore from Cape Canaveral.
McCluney works at Fire Station #31 on the westside, where his brothers say they’re hopeful for a happy ending to the search. Walker is a master technician for the Fairfax County, Virginia Fire and Rescue Department.
The pair was last seen leaving the 300 Christopher Columbus boat ramp Friday in a 24-foot center console boat heading toward 8A Reef.
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has searched more than 24,000 square miles over 70 hours over the weekend.
The Jacksonville Association of Firefighters set up a donation website Sunday for people to help with a search that has extended from Port Canaveral to north of Jacksonville and 80 miles off shore.
#Update 10: Crews have totaled an est 24,000 miles and continue to search for the overdue @PortCanaveral boaters with surface & air assets. Crews are searching @PortCanaveral area up to north of @CityofJax and approximately 80 miles off shore. #HappeningNow pic.twitter.com/5cKkqB3X7i
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) August 19, 2019
Waiting on assignments..... pic.twitter.com/h6UnmnqUjd
— MyJFRD (@JFRDJAX) August 19, 2019
#UPDATE 9: @USCG, partner agency crews will be searching through the night w/ surface and air assets for the @PortCanaveral boaters. The search has covered 20,029 sq miles with an est 70 hrs of active searches. Images show today's searches from #PortCanaveral to #Charleston S.C. pic.twitter.com/KevxSwSpEL
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) August 19, 2019
No doubt how powerful prayer is....these families need a lot!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 https://t.co/XHpZENtC2u
— MyJFRD (@JFRDJAX) August 19, 2019
#UPDATE 8: @USCG assets are on scene of where the civilian aircraft reported seeing a similar boat. No boats found and floating items turned out to be other debris not related to the boaters. Crews are expanding search patterns in the area. #BreakingNews #HappeningNow
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) August 18, 2019
#UPDATE 7: #BreakingNews A civilian aircraft reported seeing a vessel matching the ID of the @PortCanaveral boater's vessel 50 miles east of @CityofJax . A @USCG search plane diverted and located a cooler and life jackets. Multiple assets are en route to search. #HappeningNow
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) August 18, 2019
Help Find Them! Fund to help find FFs McCluney and Walker. Due to the amount of people wanting to help in the search efforts for Firefighters Brian McCluney and Justin Walker. We have set up this link so donations can be achieved online. https://t.co/He69fvmKmM pic.twitter.com/aGoPYbLHNP
— Jax Firefighters (@jaff122) August 18, 2019
#UPDATE 6: @USCG and partner crews continue to search for the overdue @PortCanaveral boaters. Crews have investigated a reported debris field 50-miles east of St. Augustine, but confirmed it wasn't in relation to the boaters. #HappeningNow #BreakingNews pic.twitter.com/aUMjYAawKt
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) August 18, 2019
Want to know about our bond with each other? These are the times that we come together to accomplish amazing things...we have about 11 boats with nearly 50 firefighters assisting @USCGSoutheast with search out of Vilano and Daytona beach this am. #jfrdstrong #fairfaxfirefighters pic.twitter.com/SWe4Gm3NFJ
— MyJFRD (@JFRDJAX) August 18, 2019
#UPDATE 5: @USCG crews currently searching are 2 87-ft patrol boats, the Cutter Confidence, 2 small boats, and an HC-130 search plane. @MyFWC @JSOPIO @CBPFlorida @BrevardSheriff and an est 15 good Sam vessels are also aiding in the search. #HappeningNow #BREAKING
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) August 18, 2019
#UPDATE 4: @USCG and partner agencies are concentrating searches near the Gulf Stream. Good Sams have been searching 1-15 miles off the coast from south GA to @PortCanaveral. Est 5k miles searched.#HappeningNow #BREAKING
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) August 18, 2019
#Update 3:Crews have totaled an est 4800 miles and continue to search for the overdue @PortCanaveral boaters with surface & air assets. Crews are searching @PortCanaveral area up to north of @CityofJax and approximately 80 miles off shore following. #HappeningNow #BreakingNews
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) August 18, 2019
#UPDATE 2. @USCG crews plan to search throughout the night for the 2 overdue boaters near @PortCanaveral. Anyone with information is asked to contact command center watchstanders at 904-714-7558. Be alert on the water, any information helps.#HappeningNow #BreakingNews pic.twitter.com/uvU1RaQtKK
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) August 18, 2019
#UPDATE on overdue boaters in @PortCanaveral. @USCG @USNavy @BrevardSheriff @MyFWC and civilian crews have searched est 4400 square miles w/ multiple assets for approximately 24 hours. Search planes and surface assets continue to search. #HappeningNow
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) August 17, 2019
.@USCG crews are searching for 2 overdue boaters near #PortCanaveral. Brian McCluney and Justin Walker were last seen Friday and reported to be going to the 8A Reef. #HappeningNow #BreakingNews
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) August 17, 2019
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