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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