Lenton Ward, 18, went missing on May 13th while swimming in Jensen Beach.
Friends of Ward's family said they are not going to stop looking.
GATHERED TONIGHT IN PRAYER -HOPING HE WILL SOON BE FOUND.LENTON WARD WENT MISSING LASTWEDNESDAY WHILE SWIMMING INJENSEN BEACH.
WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5'S DEREK LOWE SPOKE WITHFRIENDS OF WARD'S WHO SAYTONIGHT'S VIGIL WAS NOT AMEMORIAL AND THAT THEY'RESTILL SEARCHING.<< BASICALLY THIS PRAYER VIGILTONIGHT IS NOT A MEMORIAL FORUS.
IT'S ABOUT BRINGINGAWARENESS TO THE FACT THAT WEARE STILL ACTIVELY LOOKING.IMANI WHITE AND MARY AVERA AREBOTH FRIENDS OF LENTON WARD'SMOTHER AND ARE NOW ASKING THEPUBLIC TO HELP KEEP LOOKINGFOR LENTON.
IF YOU'RE OUTTHERE TAKE AN EXRTA LOOK NEARTHE WREATHS.
DON'T PUTYOURSELF IN DANGER, WE DON'TWANT ANYBODY TO DO THAT.
THEWEATHER HAS BEEN BAD.
BUTWE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR HOPETHAT WE CAN FIND HIM.
THE 18YEAR OLD VERO BEACH FOOTBALLAND LACROSSE PLAYER WHO GOESBY TY WAS LAST SEEN SWIMMINGAPPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS OUT INTHE WATER IN JENSEN BEACH ONMAY 13TH.
HIS MOTHER DESERVESTO HAVE HER BABY BACK ANDTHAT'S WHAT HER GOAL IS.
ONFRIDAY, THE COAST GUARDSUSPENDED ITS SEARCH THATLASTED 58 HOURS AND COVERED907 NAUTICAL MILES.
YES, THECOAST GUARD DID THEIR SEARCHBUT THE MINUTE THAT THEYCANCELLED IT FRIDAY, THEMINUTE THAT WE FOUND OUT THATSHE WAS HERE DAY AND NIGHT ONTHESE BEACHES, WE SAID SHE'SNOT GOING TO DO THIS.
WE AREGOING TO BE HERE WITH HER ANDLOOK EVERYWHERE WE CAN.
AT THEVIGIL, THERE WAS A PRAYERFOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OFSILENCE AND MANY MEMORIES THATWERE SHARED.
TY TOOK HIS SHOESONE TIME AND GAVE THEM TO AKID RIGHT OFF HIS FEET.
THAT'SHOW KIND HE IS.
WE JUSTLAUGHED TOGETHER.
WE HAD FUNNYTIMES.
HE WAS SILLY.
HE WASGOOFY YOU KNOW.
HE WAS ANAMAZING, AMAZING KID.
HETOUCHED SO MANY LIVES.
DEREKLOWE SIG OUT
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for missing Vero Beach High School senior Lenton Ward on Friday night.
