The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 19-year-old Humboldt State University student who was swept off of the North Jetty on Monday afternoon while fishing with friends.

KeyMaan Stringer, who was from Los Angeles, was last seen about 4:30 p.m. when he went to free a line and was hit by a wave. Another man went into the water after Stringer but was unable to reach him.

According to a release, the Coast Guard traversed “160 square-nautical miles for 16 hours in a continuous effort” to locate Stringer. The search was called off just before 10 a.m. today.

Humboldt State is offering counseling to members of the campus community.
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Read the full release from the Coast Guard below:

MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard suspended its search at approximately 9:50 a.m., Tuesday, for a man who was reportedly swept into the water from the Humboldt Bay North Jetty, Monday.
The Coast Guard and partner agencies searched approximately 160 square-nautical miles for 16 hours in a continuous effort to locate the man.
Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews and Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crews conducted multiple search patterns in the area.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection dispatchers first notified Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders of the incident at 4:32 p.m., Monday.
Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, Humboldt Bay Fire-EMS, Samoa Fire District and California State Parks officials also aided in the search.