Monday, February 28, 2022

CG suspends search for boater

UPDATEThe Coast Guard suspended its search at 6:38 p.m. on March 1 for a missing 63-year-old man near Fort Pickens, Fla. Rescue crews searched more than 1,426 square nautical miles for a combined search time of 29.5 hours. 

INITIAL STORY - NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is searching Feb. 28 for a missing 63-year-old male near Fort Pickens, FlaJohn Hayden, who was last reported leaving Orange Beach, Ala., at 5 p.m. Sunday was due to return at midnight. CG Sector Mobile received a call at 11 a.m. Monday reporting a vessel was found, with the throttle engaged and kill switch missing, with no one aboard. The vessel was found near Fort Pickens Fishing Pier. Involved in the search are CG Air Station New Orleans, CG Station Pensacola, Escambia County Sheriff's Office, Lower Alabama Search and Rescue, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Orange Beach Marine Police and Alabama Marine Resources. (Source: 02/28/22)

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