Coast Guard Cutter Sawfish file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Anderson
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard continues to search Friday for a downed aircraft two miles east of St. John’s River Inlet.
The Coast Guard Cutter Sawfish crew will continue to search throughout the night.
At approximately 9:45 a.m. Thursday, the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) notified Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders of an aircraft distress call. The Piper PA-46 aircraft was enroute to New Jersey from Orlando with two people on board.
Previous articles on the case can be read here and here.
