Coast Guard, other agencies searching for man off Panama City Beach

KingfisherNEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard and other agencies are searching for a thirty-year-old man in the water off of Panama City Beach, Florida, near Shark’s Beachfront, Wednesday.

Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at 1:39 p.m. of a Caucasian male wearing black and red shorts potentially in distress. He was reported to have entered the water and did not resurface.

Assisting in the search are:

–       Coast Guard Station Panama City 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew

–       Naval Support Activity H-60 helicopter crew

–       Coast Guard Cutter Kingfisher

–       Panama City Beach Police

–       Panama City Beach and Surf Rescue

Anyone with information is requested to contact Sector Mobile at (251) 441-6211.


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