POUGHKEEPSIE – The search
for Paul Moschitta, 49, of Poughkeepsie, who was last seen in the Hudson
River near Waryas Park in the City of Poughkeepsie last Tuesday, is being
called off Sunday evening.
The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said the search would be suspended
pending further developments.
Since Tuesday, the river off the city shoreline was conducted using various
methods including aerial search by helicopters, surface searches by boats
and underwater searches using sonar and police divers.
Over the six-day search, participating agencies included City of Poughkeepsie
Police and Fire Departments, Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, Dutchess
County Regional Underwater Search and Recovery Team, Ulster County Sheriff’s
Office, State Police, State Park Police and the US Coast Guard.
