HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for a missing 50-year-old male who fell overboard 3-miles east of Hilton Head Island Wednesday at approximately 4:55 p.m.
Missing is Lewis Fredrick, 50, hometown unknown.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Charleston, S.C., received notification from a nearby boat that Fredrick had fallen off the fishing vessel, Miss Piggy, while attempting to make repairs and had not resurfaced. The reporting source indicated that he was not wearing a life jacket.
The following assets are assisting with the search:
- A 41-foot rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Tybee Island, Ga.
- The 87-foot Coast Guard Cutter Tarpon
- An MH-65 helicopter rescue crew from Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, Ga.
- The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
- Beaufort County, S.C., Search and Rescue
- Beaufort County Beach Patrol
