Beach Coast Guard station searching for missing diver
The Coast Guard is searching for a missing diver 18 miles west of Sanibel Island.
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg Command Center watchstanders received a report from an 18-foot recreational vessel at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday, stating a 52-year-old male diver had not resurfaced.
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules and MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew were dispatched along with a 45-foot Response Boat Medium crew from Station Fort Myers Beach.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office marine unit, Cape Coral Fire Rescue and Estero marine dive team are also taking part in the search.