Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lexie Preston.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard is searching for a possible person in the water after locating an overturned life raft near a debris field 68 miles northeast of Brownsville, Texas, Sunday afternoon.
While on routine patrol, a Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft crew spotted an orange life ring, pink life jacket and a small debris field.
Approximately three miles away, an overturned life raft was found.
Involved in the search are:
- An HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft crew from Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi
- An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Sector/Air Station Corpus Chrisit
- A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island
- The Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo
Anyone with information regarding the search is requested to contact the Coast Guard Sector/Air Station command center at (361) 939-0450.
