USCG MH-65 File Photo
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard suspended its search at 7:23 p.m. Thursday for a missing swimmer near Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Rescue crews searched more than 118 square miles for a combined search time of 8.8 hours.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a call from a good Samaritan at 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday of a swimmer entering the water and not resurfacing after going under a wave. The watchstanders coordinated the launch of two Coast Guard rescue crews to assist partner agencies with the search.
Involved in the search were:
- Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
- Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island
- Gulf Shores Police Department
- Gulf Shores Fire and Rescue
- Alabama Marine Resources Division
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