Coast Guard Cutter Manowar file photo by PA3 Andrew Kendrick
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard ended its search for a missing swimmer near Destin, Florida, Tuesday.
The Coast Guard searched approximately 469 square-nautical miles for approximately 18.5 hours.
There were no signs of distress or correlating reports of missing people.
Involved in the search were:
- Coast Guard Station Destin 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew
- Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew
- Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew
- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Manowar
- Fort Walton County Sheriff’s Office
- Fort Walton Fire Department
- Destin Beach Lifeguard
Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a report at 2 p.m. Monday of a missing swimmer last seen swimming 150 yards off the beach by Seagrove Place.
Anyone with information is requested to contact Sector Mobile at (251) 441-6212.
