April 19, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard is searching for a 32-year old man near Bahia Reef in Tampa Bay, Florida, Tuesday.
At 11:52 a.m watchstanders from Sector St. Petersburg received a mayday call via VHF-FM marine band radio channel 16 from a woman aboard a 19-foot boat reporting her friend had not resurfaced after free diving to release a dug in anchor.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew from Air Station Clearwater, Florida, and a 29-foot Response Boat Small-II boat crew from Station St. Petersburg were launched to commence the search.
Crews from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office are also responding.
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