viernes, 14 de junio de 2019

Coast Guard, partner agencies conduct search for teenage girl who fell off Pismo Beach Pier

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Akiyama (archive).

SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a teenage girl who reportedly fell off the pier in Pismo Beach, Thursday evening.
The girl was reported to be wearing a pink or purple colored shirt and white pants.

Cal Fire personnel notified Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach watchstanders at approximately 11:10 p.m., reporting a teenage girl who reportedly fell off the side of the Pismo Beach Pier.

Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Station Morro Bay​ 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew and a Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco Forward Operating Base Point Mugu MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew, who arrived on-scene at approximately 12:30 a.m., Friday morning.

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, Cal Fire, the Pismo Beach Police Department, Pismo Beach lifeguards, and a California Highway Patrol helicopter are also assisting with the search.

Anyone with information on this potential person in the water is encouraged to contact U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach at (310) 521-3801.

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