August 22, 2016
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard determined Monday that an earlier report of a missing swimmer was a false alert and have since suspended search efforts near New Smyrna Beach.
Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville watchstanders were notified at 8 a.m. Monday by a family friend that Timothy Akins was seen in a store Sunday at approximately 8 p.m.
Coast Guard crews from Station Ponce de Leon and Air Station Clearwater participated in the search.
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