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Updated: Man's body found amid boat wreckage off Jacksonville coast Sunday night
It remains unknown if other victims remain in the water.
Posted: February 24, 2013 - 11:29pm | Updated: February 25, 2013 - 10:18am
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Provided by U.S. Coast Guard
This is part of the boat wreckage that was found near a man's body floating in the Atlantic Ocean off the First Coast Sunday night.
By Clifford Davis & Dana Treen
The U.S. Coast Guard air search of boat wreckage off Jacksonville had to be canceled Monday morning due to weather.
Lightning grounded the aircraft, but two 87-foot cutters and a response boat are searching, said Coast Guard spokesman Lauren Jorgensen.
One man's body was found near the wreckage but no other possible passengers have been located. Jorgensen said they don't know if anyone else was aboard. She said they also have not found any identifying markings in the debris around the boat.
"We don't know how long the boat is or where it came from," Jorgensen said. She said aircraft searched through the night until they were grounded by inclement weather conditions.
The Coast Guard is asking for the public’s help identifying a boat’s wreckage.
The debris field from the wreckage was found by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reseach team searching for right whales 22 miles east of the mouth of the St. Johns River about 6 p.m.
The U.S. Coast Guard joined the search and later located the body of the man, whose identity has not been released.
Jorgensen said 10 other life jackets were found in the water, but it's not uncommon that boats carry more life preservers than people onboard.
The Coast Guard is bringing in additional resources to assist in the search that will continue Monday morning.
Anyone with information can contact the Coast Guard at (904) 564-7511.
Check back with Jacksonville.com throughout the day for updates to this story.
Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2013 ... z2LvUFmEte
It remains unknown if other victims remain in the water.
Posted: February 24, 2013 - 11:29pm | Updated: February 25, 2013 - 10:18am
JView this story on the All-Access Members site
Provided by U.S. Coast Guard
This is part of the boat wreckage that was found near a man's body floating in the Atlantic Ocean off the First Coast Sunday night.
By Clifford Davis & Dana Treen
The U.S. Coast Guard air search of boat wreckage off Jacksonville had to be canceled Monday morning due to weather.
Lightning grounded the aircraft, but two 87-foot cutters and a response boat are searching, said Coast Guard spokesman Lauren Jorgensen.
One man's body was found near the wreckage but no other possible passengers have been located. Jorgensen said they don't know if anyone else was aboard. She said they also have not found any identifying markings in the debris around the boat.
"We don't know how long the boat is or where it came from," Jorgensen said. She said aircraft searched through the night until they were grounded by inclement weather conditions.
The Coast Guard is asking for the public’s help identifying a boat’s wreckage.
The debris field from the wreckage was found by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reseach team searching for right whales 22 miles east of the mouth of the St. Johns River about 6 p.m.
The U.S. Coast Guard joined the search and later located the body of the man, whose identity has not been released.
Jorgensen said 10 other life jackets were found in the water, but it's not uncommon that boats carry more life preservers than people onboard.
The Coast Guard is bringing in additional resources to assist in the search that will continue Monday morning.
Anyone with information can contact the Coast Guard at (904) 564-7511.
Check back with Jacksonville.com throughout the day for updates to this story.
Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2013 ... z2LvUFmEte
