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Coast Guard searching for missing person off coast of Destin

The Coast Guard is searching for a missing person off the coast of Destin on Wednesday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a report at around 12:50 p.m. of a […]

Jared Williams

The Coast Guard is searching for a missing person off the coast of Destin on Wednesday.

Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a report at around 12:50 p.m. of a man who was freediving three miles off the coast of Destin and never resurfaced.

The Coast Guard currently has the following assets searching:

Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter air crew
Coast Guard Aviation Training Center HC-144 Ocean Sentry fixed wing air crew
Coast Guard Station Destin 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew

For inquiries regarding the search please contact the District Eight Public Affairs Officer at (504) 330-3265.

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