Coast Guard searching for possible person in the water near Pensacola, Florida

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 01/02/2020 03:05 PM EST

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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland
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Coast Guard searching for possible person in the water near Pensacola, Florida

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NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching for a possible person in the water after receiving a report of an unmanned kayak located in Bayou Chico Pensacola, Florida, Thursday.

Coast Guard Sector Mobile received the report of the unmanned orange kayak near Marine Max Marina at 7:49 a.m.

There are no reports of missing people in relation to the kayak.

Involved in the search are:

  • A 29-foot Special Purpose Craft boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Pensacola
  • An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
  • Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
  • Pensacola Police Department
  • A fireboat crew from Pensacola Fire Department.

Anyone with information regarding the kayak is requested to contact the Coast Guard Sector Mobile command center at 251-441-5976.

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