Coast Guard searching for possible person in the water

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 06/14/2018 06:33 PM EDT

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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland
Contact: 8th District Public Affairs
Office: (504) 671-2020
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June 14, 2018

Coast Guard searching for possible person in the water

 

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NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is actively searching for an unconfirmed person in the water near the Okaloosa County Pier in Destin, Florida, Thursday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Alabama, received a report at approximately 1:20 p.m of a possible person in the water.

Two people were seen aboard two separate red and yellow rafts. One person was seen falling off their raft, but they weren’t seen getting back on.

A 45- foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Destin arrived on scene and located one raft but they did not observe any people in distress or the second raft.

Anyone with information regarding this case is requested to call Coast Guard Sector Mobile at 251-441-6211.

Involved in the search are:

  • A Coast Guard Station Destin 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew.
  • A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew.
  • Destin Fire and Rescue

 

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