Ledyard Woman Seeking Help With Search For Missing Boater

LEDYARD, CT — A Ledyard woman is seeking volunteers to help with her search for a North Stonington woman who went missing Memorial Day weekend, the New London Day reported.

According to the Day, Lisa Garner, a family friend of 21-year-old Sofia McKenna, said a small group of people have been wading in the shallow water along the Groton and New London shoreline for 10-12 hours a day looking for McKenna. She is currently seeking people with boats to assist with the search.

According to a news release, McKenna and Spencer Mugford were last seen aboard a white tandem kayak via social media on May 27 at 2 a.m. They were reported missing at 6:30 p.m. that night.

See also: Body Recovered Near Groton Identified As Missing Boater: Report

• Search Suspended For Boaters Missing Near Groton: Coast Guard

Officials said search crews found a 14-foot white and blue sailboat with no mast on Truman Beach near Greenport, N.Y., which they believed belonged to Mugford and McKenna.

On May 28, Coast Guard officials said they had suspended their search for the two boaters.

On June 8, U.S. Coast Guard officials said they recovered a body from Long Island Sound approximately two-and-a-half miles southeast of Avery Point, which was subsequently identified as that of Mugford.

Read the full New London Day story here.

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