NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard ended its search for a person who jumped off a boat near West Ship Island, Mississippi, Sunday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Alabama, received a report at 10:30 a.m. from Mississippi Department of Marine Resources that a body had been recovered matching the description of the missing person.
The Coast Guard searched approximately 108 square-nautical miles for approximately 22 hours.
Involved in the search were:
- An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
- A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Gulfport
- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Manowar
- Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
- National Park Service
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