Man missing under water near Va.’s Smith Island

(AP) – The Coast Guard says a 20-year-old man is missing after he went underwater near Smith Island on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

The Coast Guard reports that the man was wading from the beach to a pontoon boat about 20 feet offshore when he went underwater around 2 p.m. Sunday and did not resurface. He was reportedly last seen wearing khaki shorts and no shirt and was also not wearing a life jacket.

Coast Guard crews are searching for the man along with Virginia Marine Police and Virginia Beach firefighters.   Anyone with information is asked to call the Coast Guard at 757-668-5555.