Search suspended for missing fisherman in Ocean County

LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. (WPVI) -- After three days, rescue crews have suspended the search for a missing fisherman in Ocean County.

On Friday, searchers found the boat belonging to Christopher Hugg in Tuckerton Bay near Little Egg Harbor.

But the 45-year-old was nowhere to be found.

He was last heard from on Thursday when he called his family to tell them his boat ran aground.

The Coast Guard and New Jersey State Police, along with local authorities, were all part of the search effort.