Coast Guard searching for missing person near Juneau, Alaska

 

News Release

U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Alaska Contact: 17th District Public Affairs Office: (907) 463-2065 After Hours: (907) 463-2065 17th District online newsroom

Coast Guard searching for missing person near Juneau, Alaska 

KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard is searching for a missing man who was last seen near Juneau, Monday night.   

The Coast Guard continues searching for the missing 31-year-old man.

Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders received notification from the Eurodam at 10:45 p.m. that a person was missing and had potentially gone overboard.

Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders dispatched a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Juneau at 11:05 p.m. The crew arrived on scene at approximately 11:15 p.m. Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders launched an Air Station Sitka MH-60 helicopter aircrew at about 12:03 a.m. The aircrew arrived on scene at approximately 12:40 a.m.    

Search efforts to locate the missing man are ongoing.

Anyone with information that can assist in the search is asked to contact Sector Juneau Command Center watchstanders at 907-463-2980.

“The Coast Guard is working diligently with the assistance of other agencies to locate the crewmember,” said Ens. Maximilian Carfango, Sector Juneau command center duty officer. “Any information that can help us locate the crewmember is greatly appreciated.”

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