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NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching for three people on the Lower Mississippi River near Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday.
Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River watchstanders received a MAYDAY broadcast at 7:04 p.m. Tuesday stating three people aboard a jon boat hit a submerged object and began taking on water near mile marker 744 on the Lower Mississippi River.
Involved in the search are:
- Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew
- Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew
- Tipton County Sheriff’s Office marine unit
- Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office marine unit
- Blytheville Emergency marine unit
- Shelby County Sheriff’s Office patrol unit
- Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office marine unit
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sector Lower Mississippi River at 901-521-4824.
