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Coast Guard searching for two teen girls who went missing after paddle boarding in Cedar Key

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CEDAR KEY, Fla. — Levy County Sheriff's Office said a search is underway for two 16-year-old girls who went missing after going paddle boarding in Cedar Key on March 17.

LCSO said the teens did not return from a paddle board excursion in Cedar Key on Monday. They were last seen on March 17, around 4 p.m., paddling toward Cedar Key from Atsena Otie.

The girls were sharing a black and white paddle board. The LCSO Marine Unit, FWC, and COast Guard are searching by water and air.

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