miércoles, 26 de junio de 2019

Coast Guard searching for missing diver 18 miles west of Sanibel Island

MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Clearwater.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse (archive).

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —​ The Coast Guard is searching Wednesday for a missing diver 18 miles west of Sanibel Island.

At 10:50 a.m.,​ Coast Guard​ Sector St. Petersburg​ Command Center watchstanders received a report from an 18-foot recreational vessel, stating a 52-year-old male diver never resurfaced.

A​ Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater​ HC-130 Hercules and​ MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew were dispatched along with a 45-foot Response Boat Medium crew from Station Fort Myers Beach.​

Also searching are Lee County Sheriff's Office marine unit, Cape Coral Fire Rescue and Estero marine dive team.

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Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew members from Air Station Clearwater. 

U.S. Coast Guard photo (archive).

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