Cayman Islands search for Marvel/DC comic book artist called off
By Mia De Graaf for Dailymail.Com
Search called off for Marvel/DC comic book artist who worked on Avengers and X-Men after he disappeared snorkeling in the Cayman Islands with his wife last week
Norman Lee, 47, worked on Avengers and X-Men in 20-year career
He was snorkeling with wife on Thursday when they became separated
Despite round-the-clock searches, investigators have found nothing
Authorities in the Cayman Islands have ended a search for a U.S. Marvel/DC comic book artist who went missing while snorkeling with his wife on a vacation.
Norman Lee, who worked on Avengers and X-Men, were about 250 yards off the coast of Grand Cayman on Thursday afternoon when he became separated from wife of
Despite round-the-clock helicopter, diving and boat searches, investigators have found no sign of the 47-year-old from Weymouth, Massachusetts.
On Saturday evening, the search was called off after chief inspector Brad Ebanks said the currents are so strong it is ‘unlikely that we will make any recovery at this stage.’
Lee started working for Marvel and DC Comics in 1995 as an ‘inker’, drawing over pencil sketches in pen before the
He was scheduled to appear at Boston Comic Con this summer.
Tributes have flooded in on Lee’s Facebook page.
One of his favorite artists and a source of inspiration, Mark McKenna, wrote: ‘I was thinking last night about my friends, Norman and Jan Lee, whom my heart aches for at
Fellow X-Men artist Jorge Molina wrote: ‘A great talent and positive guy with a smile on his face 24/7, my thoughts go to him and his family.’
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Tragic: The search for Norman Lee, an inker for Marvel/DC Comics, in the Cayman Islands has been called off
Went missing: He was snorkeling with his wife Jan on Thursday when they became separated
Long career: Lee, from Weymouth, Massachusetts, worked on Avengers and X-Men during his career
Fans: Tributes have flooded in for Lee with many calling him ‘a great talent’ and gushing about his energy
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