Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for a man in Caloosahatchee River

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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Tampa Bay Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment Tampa Bay 305-607-6347 PA Detachment Tampa Bay online newsroom

Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for a man in Caloosahatchee River

 

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard is searching for a man who went missing after falling overboard in the Caloosahatchee River near Fort Myers Florida, Friday. 

Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach 29-foot response boat-small, Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater H-60 jayhawk, and Coast Guard Air Station Miami H-65 dolphin crews searched through much of the night and began again at first light Saturday. 

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received notification at approximately 8 p.m., Friday from the operator of the dinner-cruise vessel CAPT. JP, stating a male passenger fell into the water not wearing a lifejacket. Searches have been conducted between east of Cape Coral Bridge and west of Highway 41.

Also searching are Florida Fish and Wildlife, Fort Myers Beach Police, and Lee County Sheriff's officers with underwater side-scan sonar technology.

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