U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for 70-year-old seen diving in Miami-Dade waters
UPDATE: The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for Nicholas Leonard Weigner, 70, on Monday, Oct. 23, after crews searched over 550 square miles during more than 66 hours without finding him, the agency posted on X, formerly Twitter.
ORIGINAL:
Miami-Dade police on Thursday asked for the public’s help to locate a missing 70-year-old man who was last seen diving near his boat the day before.
Nicholas Leonard Weigner was wearing a black wet suit when he dived east of the Haulover Inlet around 3 p.m. Wednesday, police said in a news release.
“The missing person was diving and did not re-emerge from the water,” police said.
Wigner is 5 ft., 10 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. He has brown eyes and gray hair.
Anyone with information about this missing person is encouraged to contact Detective O. Tellez or any detective of the Miami-Dade Police Department, Special Victims Bureau/Missing Persons Squad at (305) 715-3300 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS (8477).
This story was originally published October 19, 2023 at 4:39 PM.
