Search suspended for missing local native, a Navy pilot

The U.S Coast Guard has suspended its search for a Navy pilot from Mitchell who is missing in Louisiana after a weekend crash. The Web site CNN.com on Monday identified the pilot as Lt. Clinton Wermers, 33, of Mitchell. Wermers’ grandmother, Joyce Tuschen of Mitchell, confirmed that Wermers is still missing, calling the situation “a tragedy.” Tuschen learned of the crash Sunday morning.