Coast Guard searching Pamlico River for missing couple

Coast Guard crews are searching for a couple who went missing in the Pamlico River sometime Friday afternoon.

Authorities said the 72-year-old woman and 70-year-old man were last seen departing Potters Marine in Beaufort County early Friday afternoon.

Coast Guard officials received a call at about 6:40 p.m., saying that an unmanned boat was found in the Pamlico River.

Air and sea crews searched overnight, through Saturday morning, but have been unable to locate the couple.

Anybody with information is asked to call the Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center at 910-362-4015.