Coast Guard searching for 75-year-old shrimper

Coast Guard calls off search for missing shrimper whose empty boat was found off MS Coast
The Coast Guard ended a two-day search Monday night for a missing shrimper whose empty boat authorities found five miles off the coast of Biloxi. The Coast Guard’s planes, helicopters and boats found no sign of the 75-year-old man after they searched 1,032 square nautical miles over 37 hours.
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.
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 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.
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.
Body of missing shrimper found in Biloxi between beach and Deer Island
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.
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.
Coast Guard search for missing MS Coast fisherman has covered 1,000 square nautical miles
The search continued Monday afternoon, with no luck yet. The mission began Sunday morning after the man’s wife called the Coast Guard, said William Winston, an ensign at the Sector Mobile Public Affairs Office.
Coast Guard searching 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.
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.
Coast Guard searching for man missing from empty fishing boat off MS Coast. What we know
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 75-year-old man off the coast of Biloxi after authorities found a fishing boat Sunday with no one on board. The search began five miles off the Biloxi coast, the Coast Guard’s 8th District said on social media.
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