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MAN MISSING AT SEA; ANOTHER HOSPITALIZED

One man is hospitalized and in stable condition while another is missing after the boat in which they were capsized during a fishing expedition.

Sherman Whint who is said to be in his fifties, and, Barson Modeste, a 27 year old, both residents of Marian, St. George left Calivigny Island at about ten past six this morning on a fishing trip.

Modeste, who managed to swim ashore to Calivigny Island, told police the two were about 2 miles off Calivigny Island, when their boat was hit by a wave resulting in it being overturned.

The 25 feet fishing vessel, “Bada”, is owned by Whint. The search for the missing man is continuing.

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