NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has ended its search for a missing diver near the Hathaway Bridge in Panama City, Florida, Sunday.
To view initial search information here.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at 9:30 a.m. from Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission that a body had been recovered matching the description of the missing person. The identity was later confirmed to be the missing diver.
The Coast Guard searched approximately 140 square nautical miles for approximately 22 hours.
Involved in the search were:
- Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew
- Coast Guard Station Panama City 29-foot Response Boat-Small boatcrew
- Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Ridley
- Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Panama City Police Department
More information about his case can be found here.
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