Search for possible missing swimmers near Fort Myers Beach pier
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Lee FL Public Works Group Calls
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Coast Guard, Fort Myers Beach, Truck 31.
00:04
Truck 31, go ahead.
00:07
Truck 31, Coast Guard, go ahead.
00:12
Did you guys have anything on the north side of the pier?
00:18
Truck 31, Coast Guard, not that we saw.
00:21
We put a light on the pier as close as we could get to it.
00:26
We didn't. On the north side, over.
00:30
Copy.
00:33
Yes, Coast Guard, you see that to your, is there a vessel to the south of you?
00:41
Uh, (name withheld), we got visual on a white light
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south.
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Careful.
00:53
(name withheld), we're moving south.
00:55
That's like continuing search.
00:57
Over. 431, truck 31.
01:03
Go ahead, truck 31.
01:05
So you guys are going to the north side of the pier?
01:10
That's affirmative.
01:11
I also have an update on the two males.
01:14
They went offshore a little bit more to get out of the waves with a boat.
01:22
With a boat?
01:25
That's affirmative.
01:26
They're in the boat with the two males.
01:27
The girls did not make it to the boat.
01:31
Copy.
01:33
Where was that location at?
01:37
Right in front of Margaritaville.
01:40
Copy. Yeah, go ahead and go to the north side of the pier, run that all the way down to the docks, please.
01:46
Copy.
01:48
First car requesting more information on the vessel that went offshore to get out of the waves.
01:57
Did they go directly off the beach or did they head south? Because we've got visual on two contacts.
02:03
Okay,
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so we're talking to.
02:07
Just want to confirm, did we get information from the actual boat that the girls did not make it back?
02:15
Chopper Two, this is Lake Control.
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We have reports that the boat is a twenty-two foot, twenty-two foot
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T-Hunt Triton that is possibly white in color with a silver t-top.
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Chopper Two, we copy.
02:33
Have we made contact with the boat yet?
02:36
Not at this time.
02:39
Caller originally reported that the boat was nowhere to be found.
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Patrol 431.
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431.
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Patrol 431, we spoke with caller right now and he states that he did 99 with a party in the boat, the two males, and they are offshore.
03:01
Copy and confirming no females are on board.
03:03
Ten four.
03:07
Copy. No females on board.
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Copy.
03:12
Support 31, truck 31.
03:16
All right, truck 31.
03:18
Did you happen to catch an age from the males?
03:25
No, we can check though.
03:28
Truck. Truck 31, support 31.
03:32
Go ahead.
03:34
LCSO made contact with PI.
03:36
They're probably getting it already.
03:39
Copy.
03:41
Support 31, 370.
03:44
Go ahead, 370.
03:46
Could you ask to see whether or not the females were swimming or standing in the water when they left that?
03:54
They went. They were on about Florida of 5 ft of water.
03:57
When they got off the boat, it sounds like standing.
04:05
Sounds perfect.
04:07
Truck 31, beach right.
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Go ahead.
04:13
I'm at Atlantic Kayak and coordinating kind of short support.
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If you guys want to run operations, I'll make truck 31 shore operations.
04:21
So everybody goes through you.
04:23
Go for it.
04:26
Shoreline 327.
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Go ahead, 27.
04:33
We're about a mile out, approaching from the north on the 6th shoreline, coming up to line back.
04:39
Copy. Can you make contact with U.S.
04:41
Coast Guard? So I believe they're doing a search at this time.
04:47
Copy that. U.S.
04:48
Coast Guard, 327.
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327, U.S. Coast Guard, go ahead.
04:56
We're approaching from the south, about a mile out from Montague.
04:59
Are you doing your search from the north or are you doing your search from the south?
05:07
Range 27, Coast Guard.
05:10
We started north, hit the bridge, headed south.
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Turned around, we're headed back north.
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Approximately 150 to 200 yards off the beach.
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Right now it's over.
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Right off of Margaritaville.
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Over.
05:31
Copy that. Looking to see if there's anything north about 100, 150 off the beach.
05:37
Control Marine One Seven One.
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Marine One Seven One.
05:42
We're in the area beginning search.
05:45
Which unit is ops or command?
05:49
So 31's been running for command from the shoreline.
05:53
The coast guard seems to be the only one starting their search pattern yet.
05:57
You're next up in the on the marine side.
06:02
Copy. Great.
06:03
Support 31, marine 171.
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171.
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I'm not sure if you can see us.
06:12
We're right outside your emergency light.
06:14
Let us know where you want us to start searching.
06:18
Be advised, all MERT assets on this operation as well.
06:22
Be advised, we have some new information.
06:24
So I'm with the males.
06:25
The male states that the three males got onto the boat.
06:28
The females, they're unsure if they made it to the boat or they came back on land.
06:32
They accessed the water from the middle of the lining tide.
06:36
Middle of the lining tide is where they went into.
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Water .
Missing Person
