WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard issued the following news release:
LOS ANGELES - The Coast Guard and partner agencies rescued a missing diver Wednesday near Little Harbor on the western side of Catalina Island.
At about 6 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a report that a 22-year-old man was missing in the vicinity of Shark Harbor. Friends reported he was freediving and spearfishing in the area and was not seen since about 5:30 p.m.
Sector launched a Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew, diverted Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal (WPB 87335), and requested air support from Coast Guard Air Station Ventura. The ...