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Coast Guard, agencies searching for missing person near Perth Amboy

June 13, 2015
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard is searching for a woman who reportedly went missing, Saturday, off of Perth Amboy Victory Bridge, New Jersey.   At approximately 2 a.m., Coast Guard Sector New York watchstanders received a missing persons report from Perth Amboy Dispatch 18 stating that a 22-year-old female entered the river and was swept away by the current. The female’s friend, who was nearby, witnessed this.    Assets on scene include:   -A 25-foot response boat crew from Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook   -An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City   -NYPD Divers and aviation crews   -South Amboy Police Department   -Perth Amboy Police Department   -Perth Amboy Marine Units   Coast Guard Cutter Sailfish is en route to assist in searching for the missing person in the water.    Anyone with information about the missing swimmer are asked to contact watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York command center at (718) 354-4353.

 

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