UPDATE: Coast Guard ends search for missing 9-year-old boy near Panama City, Florida
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/19/2021 05:18 PM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland |
Coast Guard ends search for missing 9-year-old boy near Panama City, Florida
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard ended its search for a missing 9-year-old boy Sunday who was last seen swimming near Gulf Resort Beach in Panama City, Florida.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission divers recovered a body matching the boy's description.
Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a notification at approximately 7 p.m. Saturday from Bay County Sheriff’s Office personnel of two missing swimmers, a 28-year-old male and a 9-year-old boy, who were last seen entering the water at approximately 6:40 p.m.
An FWC officer recovered a body that matched the description of the 28-year-old male.
Involved in the search were:
- Coast Guard Station Panama City
- Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Bay County Sherriff's Office
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