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The Rockaway Nassau Shomrim (RNSP) has been leading and coordinating the search for Gary Turkel since the afternoon of Monday, June 13, 2016.

This search is in cooperation with local law enforcement, the US Coast Guard, local fire departments, and several private search and rescue organizations.

RNSP continues to utilize all of the shared resources offered by all involved parties. Choppers, planes, drones, rescue boats, jetskis, ATVs, sports utility vehicles and all other human resources in the hopes of recovering the missing person.

The extent to which government and private organizations have extended themselves is beyond comprehension.

Family and friends hope that these efforts will lead to a positive outcome.

As YWN has previously reported, Gary Turkel, 41, was last seen paddle boarding over the weekend near Ocean Boulevard.

At 6:15 p.m. Sunday, the fire department got a report of a missing person in the water.

A family member called local authorities and stated Turkel had gone out on a paddle board near the coast of Atlantic Beach and had not returned. A lifeguard on Atlantic Beach reported, he had last seen Turkel at approximately 3:30 p.m. on the paddle board without a life jacket.

The Coast Guard said Turkel was last seen wearing blue shorts and a white T-shirt, but without a life jacket, by a lifeguard at Atlantic Beach and said watch standers with the Coast Guard were notified by Nassau County fire officials of the disappearance at about 6:15 p.m.

Anyone with information on Mr. Gary Turkel or his paddleboard are asked to call 911 and the RNSP’s 24/7 hotline immediately at 917-727-7306.

RNSP and the family thank everyone for their assistance and we will keep the public updated.

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(YWN Desk – NYC)