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    Coast Guard searches for 4 overdue boaters following snorkel trip near Key West

    Coast Guard searches for 4 overdue boaters following snorkel trip near Key West

    Photo By Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi | Four boaters were reported overdue Tuesday, July 26, 2016, and were last seen in a...... read more read more

    KEY WEST, FL, UNITED STATES

    07.27.2016

    Story by Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi    

    U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

    Missing are David Thompson, 48, Adam Kelley, 28, Joshua Thompson, 15, and Evan Thompson, 11.

    The four boaters left Banana Bay Resort Tuesday in a 25-foot Grady White to snorkel north of Key West and were scheduled to return before 4 p.m. A concerned family member contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Key West at about 6:30 p.m. to report them overdue after they failed to return.

    Two boat crews from Coast Guard Station Key West, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and an HC-144 Ocean Sentry helicopter crew from Air Station Miami, and boat crews from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission initiated search efforts Tuesday.

    Searching Wednesday are:

    An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Miami
    An HC-144 Ocean Sentry helicopter crew from Air Station Miami
    An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Clearwater
    Boaters are encouraged to remain vigilant while in the area and to render aid and assistance if necessary. Anyone with information on the location of the missing boaters is encouraged to contact the U.S. Coast Guard at 305-415-6800.

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    Date Taken: 07.27.2016
    Date Posted: 07.27.2016 12:36
    Story ID: 205212
    Location: KEY WEST, FL, US

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