8/19/14 - The search for a Fenton Township man who disappeared in the St. Clair River has been called off by the U.S. Coast Guard. Chief Petty Officer Gabriel Settel said late Monday it's a difficult decision but the Coast Guard and its partners "have exhausted all available resources" with the information available. 19-year-old Brady Morton was among the participants in Sunday's annual Float Down event that takes place on the river that runs through the U.S.-Canadian border. People saw Morton leave his flotation device and disappear under the surface. A Coast Guard helicopter and boats from several agencies were involved in the search. The event had participants in tubes and rafts enter Sunday at Lighthouse Beach in Port Huron, about 55 miles northeast of Detroit. They exited at Chrysler Beach in Marysville. Morton, a 2013 graduate of Fenton High School, was planning on attending Michigan State University in the fall. (AP Photo/The Port Huron Times Herald, Andrew Jowett)
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