August 30, 2016
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water near Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Monday.
Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report from a good Samaritan at approximately 7:20 p.m. that a person in an inner tube was floating out into the Gulf of Mexico.
Involved in the search are:
- Coast Guard Station Destin 45-foot Response Boat- Medium crew
- Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station New Orleans
- Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Aviation Training Center Mobile
- Fort Walton Beach Police Department
Anyone with information is requested to contact Sector Mobile (251) 441-6211.