Coast Guard searches for 50-year-old man missing from cruise ship 85 miles west of Fort Myers, Fla.

MH-60 Jayhawk, ©U.S. Coast Guard

 MIAMI - The Coast Guard is searching for a 50-year-old male reported missing from a cruise ship Tuesday approximately 85 miles west of Fort Myers, Fla.

Missing is Brian Lamonds, 50, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Coast Guard Key West watchstanders received a call at approximately 10 a.m., from the cruise ship stating the man was missing and reportedly went overboard from the Carnival Paradise.

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, an Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft crew and the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo, homeported in Key West, are aiding in the search.

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