Coast Guard searches for missing person near Ocean City,Md

[jackdaniels]

Coast Guard searches for missing person near Ocean City
Aug 28th, 2010 by cgnews.

OCEAN CITY, Md. – The Coast Guard is searching for a missing person in the waters off Ocean City.

Coast Guard Station Ocean City watchstanders received a phone call at 8:02 p.m., from Ocean City Beach Patrol, reporting five people in the water off 20th street in Ocean City.

Beach Patrol rescued four of the people in the water, and the Coast Guard is currently searching for the fifth.

The missing man is reported to be a hispanic male wearing black shorts.

Two Coast Guard response boat crews from Coast Guard Station Ocean City, a boat crew from Maryland Natural Resources Police and an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City are searching for the missing man.

[Saltwater Fishing]

OCEAN CITY, Md. – The Coast Guard suspended its search at 4:48 p.m., Sunday for a missing man near Ocean City.

Coast Guard response boat crews from Coast Guard Station Ocean City and HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City searched 895 nautical miles over a 20-hour period for the man.

Watchstanders at Station Ocean City received a phone call at 8:02 p.m., Saturday, from Ocean City Beach Patrol, reporting four people in the water off 20th street in Ocean City.

Beach patrol rescued three of the people in the water, while Coast Guard boat and air crews searched for the fourth person.


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