DATE: May 5, 2009 8:01:47 AM PDT
Update II: Coast Guard searching for missing boater near Catalina Island
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Coast Guard Public Affairs Detachment Los Angeles
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PRESS RELEASE
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Date: May 5, 2009
Contact: Lt. j.g. Stephanie Young
(310) 521-3610
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| Coast Guard searching for missing boater near Catalina Island (Update II) |
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CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. -- Late last night, the Coast Guard suspended the search for a boater who went missing north of Catalina Island early Monday morning.
The initial report of the missing boater came in to the Coast Guard Command Center at 3:29 a.m. Monday morning. The missing boater was reported to be aboard his 12-foot skiff leaving a bait barge near Cabrillo Beach Marina.
A total of 1,596 nautical miles was searched by Coast Guard aircraft and vessels north of Arrow Point, Catalina Island, Calif.
Multiple vessels and aircraft were used during the search including a 41-foot rescue boat from Station Los Angeles, an HH-65C Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Los Angeles, an HC-130 aircraft from Air Station Sacramento, the 87-foot patrol boat, Halibut and Baywatch Avalon.
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