By Associated Press - Wednesday, June 7, 2017

FRISCO, N.C. (AP) - The Coast Guard is searching for a man reported missing off the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

The Coast Guard said in a news release that it was alerted about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday that an 18-year-old man was seen falling off a boogie board and did not resurface.

The man was in the water at Frisco Beach near Hatteras.

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The Coast Guard says the man was not wearing a flotation device. His name has not been released.

Boats from the Coast Guard stations at Ocracoke and Hatteras and a helicopter from the Coast Guard station at Elizabeth City are taking part in the search.

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