Updated at 4:21 p.m., Thursday, March 15, 2007
Coast Guard searching for missing Los Angeles visitor
Advertiser Staff
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Maui Fire Department are searching the waters and shoreline near Keawakapu Beach, Maui, for a 75-year-old tourist from Los Angeles who was reported missing Wednesday night.Coast Guard Sector Honolulu launched a 47-foot motor life boat from Station Maui and an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Barbers Point after receiving the initial call at 8:30 p.m. from the Maui Police Department stating that a 75-year-old man went swimming and did not return to shore.
The Coast Guard is searching about 9 miles offshore and 7 miles along the shoreline from Molokini Crater to Ma'alaea Harbor.
The crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Galveston Island, a 47-foot motor life boat from Station Maui and Maui Fire Department are conducting search patterns that started early this morning.
