Biloxi, shrimper and Coast Guard

Body of missing shrimper found in Biloxi between beach and Deer Island
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer says the body found Tuesday morning between Biloxi Beach and Deer Island is missing shrimper Richard Kopszywa. The 75-year-old Biloxi man went missing from the Linda K shrimp boat. The boat sank while being towed to shore near the western tip of Deer Island.
Coast Guard suspends search for 75-year-old shrimper reported missing off Biloxi coast
An unmanned fishing vessel and possible person in the water were reported near Deer Island, Mississippi, on Sunday.
Coast Guard searching for 75-year-old shrimper after abandoned ship found off Biloxi coast
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing shrimper after his boat— the Linda K— was found Sunday morning with no one on board. According to Ensign William Winston with the U.S. Coast Guard Mobile Station, the 75-year-old ...
Body found off the coast of Biloxi identified as missing shrimper
A 75-year-old shrimper from Biloxi who went missing on Sunday has been found. Richard Kopszywa was found by a paddleboarder about 10:11 a.m. on the north side of Deer Island near the beach, according to the Coast Guard.
Coroner identifies body found near Biloxi shoreline as missing MS Coast shrimper
A shrimper missing since Sunday was found in the water near the Biloxi shoreline Tuesday morning, hours after the Coast Guard called off a two day search across more than a thousand miles, authorities said. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer identified the man as Richard Kopszywa, 75, of Biloxi.
Coast Guard searching for missing 75-year-old shrimper off Biloxi coast
Search and rescue crews are looking for a missing 75-year-old shrimper near the coast of Biloxi, Mississippi, after a fishing boat was found abandoned in the area, the U.S. Coast Guard announced on X Monday.
UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for 75-year-old shrimper after abandoned ship found off Biloxi coast
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the man was reported missing by his wife Sunday morning after she didn’t hear from him.
Body of missing shrimper found off Biloxi coast
Authorities recovered the body of a missing shrimper on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, WLOX-TV in Biloxi reported.
Sunken boat found in Biloxi, search underway for 75-year-old man
A fishing boat was found sunk near Deer Island in Biloxi. Officials say nobody was on board, but the U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 75-year-old man. Reports of a person in the water in that area first came in Sunday at 11 a.
Biloxi restaurant owner, so full of life, requests all wear pink for her final goodbye
Last Thanksgiving Kingjacks restaurant in Biloxi served a free turkey lunch to anyone in the community who wanted to share a ...
Coast church sells Christmas trees to raise money for nonprofits
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Harbor City Church in Biloxi is selling Christmas trees for a good cause by participating in the ‘ Buy ...