JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard announced on Saturday evening that it has suspended its search for the three boaters who went missing after a boat capsized in the St. Johns River on Friday night.

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Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville said it received a report around 7 p.m. Friday, of an overturned 18-foot vessel with four people on top of the vessel and an additional four people possibly underneath the vessel.

The four people on top of the vessel were rescued by a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office marine unit and one person was dead by the time officials found them, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

No one aboard the vessel was reportedly wearing lifejackets.

The investigation into what caused the boat to flip continues.

Involved in the search are:

• Coast Guard Station Mayport

• Coast Guard Air Station Savannah

• Coast Guard Cutter Coho

• Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

• Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department

• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 

The Lions Club Boat Launch and the Reddie Point Reserve will be closed during the investigation.

Anyone with information that could assist in the search is urged to contact Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville at 904-714-7558.