MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) – 12:30 p.m. Coast Guard Public Information Officer Sector Mobile provided this update on the search for Hunter Slezak

—He says people who want to help in the search can call (833) 662-8724, but the search is ongoing 9 nautical miles south of Dauphin Island at LATITUDE 30-07.410 North, LONGITUDE 088-17.399 West.

—The public information officer says the Coast Guard Cutter Ridley is searching the area and there is also air support.

—The public information officer says no decision has been made yet about suspending the search after dark.

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Meg Slezak wrote a Facebook post about Hunter and posted pictures. The post asks for volunteers to help with the search.

From Meg Slezak’s Facebook post: “The Coast Guard will be searching for my precious hunter the rest of today until nightfall. Then they end their search parties. Today, if someone offered their boat or plane to help with the search, it would mean a lot. Here’s the head of the search party. Call here if you can help: 8336628724

I just need the closure to bury his body. I didn’t think my heart could break any more, but not being able to find my son’s body is so incredibly painful. Mom, hold your babies. They could be recorded in no time. This is THE WORST pain ever.”

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DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WALA) – We now know the identities of the two deceased voters found off Dauphin Island.

Two men were found dead after going missing in the Gulf on Friday, according to Dauphin Island police.

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, Sam Wooley, Michael Slezak and his son Hunter went missing around 7 a.m. Friday evening.

Officials say their 20-foot boat, the Marty Ann, launched from Billy Goat Hole on Dauphin Island.

The Coast Guard says their boat was last seen fishing for shrimp in Pelican Bay.

After a lengthy search overnight into Saturday, Dauphin Island police said Wooley and Slezak were found dead about 8 to 9 miles southwest of Dauphin Island.

But police say the search for Slezak’s son, Hunter, continues.

FOX10 News has learned that Michael Slezak was the head baseball coach at Semmes Middle School and was a 7th grade math teacher, according to the school’s website.

The Coast Guard says it has enlisted the help of multiple federal, state and local agencies in both the air and water, including, in addition to the Coast Guard, ALEA, Lower Alabama Search and Rescue, Civil Air Patrol and Dauphin Island Police continue to search after Slezak’s son.

Dauphin Island police said the victims’ families have been notified of their deaths.

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