Update: Missing Gloucester waterman found dead in Guinea Marsh

Virginia Marine Police found the body of a waterman in Guinea Marsh in Gloucester Sunday afternoon, according to Marine Resource Commission spokeswoman Laurie Naismith. The man, 31-year-old Tony West of Guinea, was reported missing Saturday about 11:15 a.m. after he did not return home from fishing Friday evening. Philip Brown, 47, of Guinea was also reported missing Saturday. A sunken vessel was spotted in Guinea Marsh around 1 p.m., and Brown was found dead, entangled in a gill net, Naismith said. The search for West resumed Sunday morning with marine police boats and an airplane. West was found around 4:45 p.m., Naismith said. continue reading the rest here 18:25

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