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Search Launched For Missing Person Off Coast Of Fire Island Search Launched For Missing Person Off Coast Of Fire Island
Search Launched For Missing Person Off Coast Of Fire Island Authorities are searching for a person who went missing off the coast of Fire Island. The United States Coast Guard Northeast reported that shortly after midnight on Thursday, Oct. 13, it received an emergency alert about 25 miles southeast of Fire Island. "An HC-144 airplane and MH-60 helicopter were immediately launched from Air Station Cape Cod," the Coast Guard reported. "Aircrew reported a white cooler, oil sheen and other debris." A motor lifeboat also began to search the area. During the search, a survivor who was suffering from "significant injuries" was recovered, officials said…

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by Nicole Valinote