CG suspends Port St. Joe search

NEW ORLEANS – Coast Guard District Eight began searching for a person in the water near Port St. Joe, Fla., after a 7:35 p.m. call to CG Sector Mobile, Ala., from Gulf County Sheriff’s Office about a jet-skier in the water after a collision involving a boat. The missing 19-year-old was identified as Henrey Alexander Wise VI, a white male about 170 pounds, who was wearing blue swim trunks. Among those assisting in the search is a response board from CG Station Panama City; three marine units and a helicopter crew from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; a helicopter from the Bay County Sheriff’s Office; and members of the Gulf County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with information about the missing person is requested to contact Coast Guard Sector Mobile at 251-441-6211. (Source: Coast Guard 07/05/17) UPDATE JULY 5: The Coast Guard suspended the search at 3:39 p.m. on July 5.