Father, son rescued from boat after 7+ hour search

Members of the Coast Guard say two men were found after they went missing from the Cedar Creek Boat Ramp near Mispillion on Monday.

Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector Delaware Bay were reportedly alerted at about 9:00 P.M. Sunday that a father and son were missing after departing earlier in the afternoon.

It took about seven hours and assistance from several agencies to locate the men, who were reportedly found at 4:00 A.M.

Officials say the men were on board a disabled 20-foot boat, and were uninjured.

Coast Guard officials say they were assisted by the Bowers Beach Fire Department, the Slaughter Beach, Fire Department, the Lewes Fire Department and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.