Saturday morning may have been cold, windy and foggy, but that was not going to stop Kevin Mezick and a small crew of searchers from finding his brother, Erik.
They boarded a boat at the Kiptopeke State Park Boat Launch and went off into the Chesapeake Bay with the hopes of finding him.
Kevin posted to Facebook asking for the public’s help in searching the waters for his brother. He said he is hoping for closure.
Erik Mezick was driving a box truck on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel when his truck tilted over, going over a rail and landing in the water below. Local emergency crews and the Coast Guard recovered the truck, but could not find Erik.
The Coast Guard started a search from Erik, but suspended the search that same day. A Coast Guard media representative explained to News 3 by phone that the search was suspended because Mezick was in a truck, not a vessel such as a boat.
News 3 reached out to Kevin by phone as they were still on the water, but did not hear back.
Their boat did not return as the day went on. More relatives and neighbors arrived to search the shore, but later left the park.
Bless their efforts, but they are looking in the wrong area. Body wouldn’t be in the Bay or around Kiptopeke State Park. It would be near Virginia Beach south to the NC border.