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March 15, 2006

Search for URI students dwindles to dive team

Two days after the three University of Rhode Island students disappeared in Narragansett Bay, the water search for them is down to a small dive team from the Narragansett Police and some patrol boats from the Department of Environmental Management, according to DEM spokeswoman Gail Mastrati.

After the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its massive search shortly before sunset yesterday, DEM assumed the lead for the recovery effort.

Strong winds had been predicted for this morning, but the weather is appropriate for the patrol efforts, Mastrati said.

For more on yesterday's search efforts, read today's Journal story.

-- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 10:13 AM | Permalink

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Posted by: Liz at March 15, 2006 07:03 PM