NORFOLK, Va. — UPDATE: The Coast Guard said it suspended the search for a possible missing person after an abandoned canoe washed up in someone's yard in Norfolk Thursday morning.
The canoe was found along the eastern branch of the Elizabeth River around 10 a.m. and had someone's personal belongings.
Norfolk Fire-Rescue, the Virginia Beach Fire Department and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission worked with the Coast Guard station in Portsmouth to see if there was a missing person.
On Friday, the Coast Guard said the search was suspended pending further developments.
The Coast Guard is asking anyone with information about the canoe to call the command center at 757-483-8567.
