Body recovered from Pensacola sound

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the waters north of Little Sabine Bay on July 2. CG Sector Mobile, Ala., received a call around 5:30 p.m. about a missing man, 26-year-old Mark Nestenius, described as about 160 pounds wearing a bright colored shirt and black board shorts. Agencies involved in the search include a CG Station Pensacola response boat and crew; an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and crew from CG Air Station New Orleans; the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Escambia County Sheriff; and Gulf Breeze Fire Department. Anyone with information on this missing person should call CG Sector Mobile at (251) 441-6211. (Source: Coast Guard 07/02/17)
UPDATE JULY 4: The body of the 26-year-old was found early July 4 in the Sound east of the Bob Sikes Bridge, according to the Escambia County Sheriff's Office. (Source: WEAR-TV 07/04/17)