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Updated at 5:44 p.m., Sunday, March 15, 2009

Search for missing Kauai surfer ends

Advertiser Staff

Kaua'i firefighters today suspended the search for a missing surfer after a three-day search.

The surfer was identified as 34-year-old Aaron Lamson of Moloa'a, who lost his surfboard at around 1:41 Friday afternoon at a spot called "Crack 14" and has not been seen since.

"Anyone with new information about the missing surfer is urged to call us," said Kaua'i Fire Chief Robert Westerman. "We are prepared to immediately switch from passive to active mode and resume the search."

Firefighters and rescue specialists had been searching the shoreline from "Crack 14" to Kapa'a swimming pool as lifeguards searchedon jet watercraft and the Air-1 helicopter searched from the air.

Additionally, Coast Guard personnel assisted with searches via helicopter as well as a C-130 plane, covering approximately 200 square miles of ocean.