Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for missing swimmer off Tybee Island

USCG MH-65 Dolphin Air Station Savannah, U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brittney Vella (archive)

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard ended its search Tuesday for a 33-year-old man who went missing off Tybee Island,​ Georgia.​

A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew located a man in the water matching the missing swimmer's description at 11:40 a.m.

A Coast Guard Station Tybee Island 45-foot Response Boat – Medium​ boat crew recovered the man and began life-saving​ procedures​ while en route to Station Tybee where EMS was waiting.

On Monday, Coast Guard Sector Charleston Command Center watchstanders were notified by Tybee Island Fire and Rescue of a missing male swimmer at 6:38 p.m.​ The man was last seen by his wife swimming off Tybee Island in a wet suit on a body board.

Coast Guard Air Station Savannah crews, a Coast Guard Auxilary​ aircrew, Station Tybee boat crews, Tybee Island Fire and Rescue crews, Georgia Department of Natural Resourcesand local authorities assisted in the search.

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Coast Guard medevacs man 12 miles east of Sapelo Sound

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew hoists a 19-year-old man who suffered a head injury Tuesday, January 1, 2019, while aboard the Harmony, a 65-foot motor yacht, 12 miles east of Sapelo Sound, Georgia. The man was transported to the Savannah Memorial Hospital. (U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Air Station Savannah)

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 19-year old man Tuesday 12 miles east of Sapelo Sound, Georgia.

Coast Guard Sector Charleston Command Center watchstanders received a call at 10:36 a.m. from the 65-foot motor yacht Harmony stating a passenger suffered a head injury and was in need of medical attention.

A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew launched to assist at 11:36 a.m.

The Dolphin crew arrived on scene at 11:48 a.m., hoisted the man and transported him toSavannah Memorial Hospital in stable condition.

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Coast Guard rescues 81-year-old man near Hilton Head Island

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard rescued a man Monday after his jet ski became grounded near Hilton Head Island.

Coast Guard Sector Charleston Command Center watchstanders received a call at 7:51 p.m. from Sea Tow stating a man had grounded his jet ski near Skull Creek. Sea Tow attempted to reach the man but were unable due to water depth and puff mud and requested Coast Guard assistance.

A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew launched to assist at 8:21 p.m.

The Dolphin crew arrived on scene at 8:55 p.m., hoisted the man and transported him to Hilton Head Airport with no medical concerns.

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Coast Guard Air Station Miami crews prepare for Florence

Two Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews fly to Savannah, Georgia to pre-stage for Hurricane Florence response efforts, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. The Coast Guard pre-stages its assets and personnel near areas predicted to be affected by hurricanes to be able to quickly and rapidly respond to post-storm emergencies to save lives. U.S. Coast Guard video by Lt. j.g. Kyle Unger.

Two Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews conduct fueling operations at Coast Guard Air Station Miami in preparation for their upcoming flight to Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, Sept. 12, 2018. The two helicopter crews prepare to leave for Coast Guard Air Station Savannah to stage there in preparation for the Hurricane Florence response effort. Coast Guard Photo by Lt. j.g. Kyle Unger.

Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crewmembers conduct an asset pre-check for their upcoming flight to Coast Guard Air Station Savannah at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Sept. 12, 2018. Two helicopter crews prepare to leave for Coast Guard Air Station Savannah to stage there in preparation for the Hurricane Florence response effort. Coast Guard Photo by Lt. j.g. Kyle Unger.

Coast Guard Air Station Miami crewmembers conduct an asset pre-check for an upcoming flight to Coast Guard Air Station Savannah at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Sept. 12, 2018. Two helicopter crews prepare to leave for Coast Guard Air Station Savannah to stage there in preparation for the Hurricane Florence response effort. Coast Guard Photo by Lt. j.g. Kyle Unger.

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