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ByMattSedensky The Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. Musteringhopefora"best- case scenario" in the face of countless unknowns, search crews braced for a seventh day and night at sea Thursday in the hunt for two teenagers missing from their capsized boat. Five things to know about air-and-sea search for 14-year-old friends Perry Cohen and Austin Stepha- nos, who went missing last Friday off Florida's Atlan- tic coast: Theycouldbealive The Coast Guard, which is leading the rescue mis- sion, says it wouldn't con- tinue searching if it didn't believe the boys could still be alive. Much remains un- known, including whether the teens are wearing life jackets, might have a cooler or some other object to cling to, or have drinking water or food. Chief Petty Offi- cer Ryan Doss said its deci- sion errs on the side of the "best-case scenario" while balancing the limits on hu- man survival. The search continues The Coast Guard says it has plans in place for its crewstoremainoutthrough- out Thursday overnight into Friday. Officials have not yet said whether it will continue beyondthat.Thedecisionwill be based on whether clues surface, marine and weather conditions and, most impor- tantly, whether they believe the boys could still be alive. The Coast Guard doesn't mo- bilize to retrieve bodies, so if their hope is totally lost, a search is suspended. "At the end of the day, it's all based onthepossibilityofsurvival," Doss said. Initial report The Jupiter Police De- partment released the 911 call placed by Perry's step- father Nick Norniloff, who reported the boys missing at 4:23 p.m. Friday, trig- gering the Coast Guard's search. In a calm voice, Korniloff said the 14-year- old boys hadn't been heard from since about 11:30 a.m. and said calls to a cellphone went unanswered. "Usually he checks in and he's told to check in on a regular ba- sis," the stepfather said. The dispatcher replied, "And you know we had a storm before, too?" Korniloff said the boys went offshore, out- side the bounds of their ex- pected trip, though it's not clear how he knows this. "We had no idea they were going offshore," he said. Private efforts Even as the Coast Guard's intense hunt has covered more than 40,000 square nautical miles, and other agencies have helped, the families of the boys have organized their own search and are prepared to keep it going if the teens aren't found before formal efforts end. The family said about 20 private pilots were flying out of Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Car- olina, on Thursday, in ad- dition to numerous boaters, all attempting to cover ar- eas not already in the Coast Guard's search zone. Matt Kuntz, an uncle of Austin, said those private efforts would continue even if the Coast Guard's search ends. "We will continue looking every day," he said. Interest from afar More than 140,000 peo- ple have joined the "Find Austin & Perry" group on Facebook group and Twit- ter analytics site Topsy counted nearly 40,000 tweets with the hashtag FindAustinAndPerry in the past week. Follow- ers of the story are among those who pumped more than $230,000 into a Go- FundMe account to finance private search efforts. Kris- ten Mackey, a mother of two in Greenville, South Carolina, has been follow- ing the developments from afar and posting on Face- book about the boys. "The thought of two young boys lost at sea really pulled at my heart," she said, add- ing that she has faith their survival skills have helped them stay alive. "Miracles do happen," she said. TEEN FISHERMEN Rescuershopefor'best-casescenario'forlostboys RICHARDGRAULICH—THEPALMBEACHPOSTVIAAP Pictures of Perry Cohen, le , and Austin Stephanos, right, are on display at a fundraiser at Jumby Bay Island Grill, Wednesday in Jupiter, Florida, during a fundraiser to pay for private search efforts for Nick Cohen and Austin Stephanos, who have been missing since they took their boat out of the Jupiter Inlet on Friday. By Lisa Cornwell and Dan Sewell The Associated Press CINCINNATI A University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a motorist after stopping him over a missing front license plate pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of murder and vol- untary manslaughter. Twenty-five-year-old Ray Tensing appeared at his arraignment wearing a striped jail suit, with his hands cuffed behind him. He was indicted Wednes- day in the July 19 shooting of 43-year-old Samuel Du- Bose, of Cincinnati, during a traffic stop. People in the courtroom audience erupted into cheers and clapped when bond was set at $1 million, drawing the ire of Common Pleas Judge Megan Shana- han. "Ladies and gentlemen! This is a courtroom," the judge said sharply. "You will conduct yourselves at all times!" Prosecutors had asked for the $1 million bond. Shanahan rejected the de- fense's contention that Tensing wasn't a flight risk. "The case will be tried and decided in court," at- torney Stewart Mathews said afterward. He said that there are two sides to the case and that the much- viewed body camera video of the stop can be inter- preted differently from the prosecutor's version. He described Tensing, who is due back in court Aug. 19, as "very depressed" and "in shock at this point," adding that Tensing has felt "like he's been run over by a train from the start of this case and it continues." DuBose's family has urged the community to remain calm, as it has in a series of demonstrations since the shooting. Tens- ing had stopped DuBose for a missing front license plate, which is required in Ohio but not in neighbor- ing states. DuBose's death comes amid months of national scrutiny of police dealings with African-Americans, especially those killed by officers. DuBose was black; Tensing is white. Authori- ties so far have not focused on race in the death of Du- Bose. City officials who viewed video footage from Tensing's body camera said the traffic stop shouldn't have led to a shooting. "This officer was wrong," Police Chief Jeffrey Black- well said Wednesday, add- ing that officers "have to be held accountable" when they're in the wrong. Hamilton County Pros- ecutor Joe Deters scoffed at Tensing's claim that he was dragged by Du- Bose's car, saying the offi- cer "purposely killed him." Using words such as "asi- nine" and "senseless," the veteran prosecutor known for tough stands on urban crime called it "a chicken crap" traffic stop. "It was so unnecessary," Deters said. 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