DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Coast Guard officers say one of five boaters believed missing after a deadly storm off the Alabama coast has turned up safe at home, but four others remain unaccounted for.
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Seth Johnson said Monday that a check of names of boaters believed to be missing led authorities to make contact with the person, who was found safe at home. It was unclear if he was on the water during the storm.
Meanwhile, crews continue searching for four boaters still missing after the powerful Saturday storm capsized several sailboats, killing at least two mariners, in a regatta near Mobile Bay. Johnson said Monday morning that the weather is worse than it was during Sunday’s search, and the Coast Guard is asking volunteers to stay on the shore and look for possible survivors there.