Coast Guard, Flagler County waste resources, time responding to false distress call

FLAGLER BEACH, FL, UNITED STATES

05.14.2014

Courtesy Audio

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Jacksonville   

A 20-year-old Palm Coast, Fla., man made this fake distress call on VHF-FM marine radio channel 16, prompting a two-hour search in Flagler Beach, Fla., by the Coast Guard and Flagler County Fire Flight Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Fake distress calls needlessly place responders in danger and are a waste of time and taxpayer-funded resources. (U.S. Coast Guard audio)

• Date Taken: 05.14.2014
• Date Posted: 05.14.2014 21:07
• Category: Recording
• Audio ID: 36439
• Filename: 1405/DOD_101620894.mp3
• Length: 00:00:02
• Year: 2014
• Location: FLAGLER BEACH, FL, US