Florida congressman to Coast Guard: Keep searching for teens

July 31, 2015 at 11:26 a.m. | Updated July 31, 2015 at 11:30 a.m.

by Associated Press

In this image released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 1st Class Mike Crosby, right, scans the surface of the Atlantic Ocean through his binoculars while in the cockpit of a Coast Guard HC-130J, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, while searching for Florida teens Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos, Tuesday, July 28, 2015. The Coast Guard pressed ahead with a fifth day of searches for the boys while their families coordinated air searches of their own. (Senior Chief Petty Officer Sarah B. Foster/U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
In this image released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 1st Class Mike Crosby, right, scans the surface of the Atlantic Ocean through his binoculars while in the cockpit of a Coast Guard HC-130J, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, while searching for Florida teens Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos, Tuesday, July 28, 2015. The Coast Guard pressed ahead with a fifth day of searches for the boys while their families coordinated air searches of their own. (Senior Chief Petty Officer Sarah B. Foster/U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Florida congressman who represents the community where two teen-age fishermen went missing at sea is urging the U.S. Coast Guard to keep searching Friday.

Rep. Patrick E. Murphy issued a statement with a simple plea: "Keep looking."

Fourteen-year-olds Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos of Tequesta have been missing since they set out on a fishing trip a week ago. Their capsized boat was found Sunday.

The Coast Guard has said it will keep searching until it believes there's no reasonable chance the boys could still be found alive. The agency has scheduled a noon news conference on the search.

Murphy, a Democrat, said noted that the water temperatures are warm and the two teens "know the water well."

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