Coast Guard searches for person in the water near Goose Creek Bay, Florida

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water in the vicinity of Goose Creek Bay in Wakulla County, Florida, Wednesday.

Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at approximately 2 a.m. CST of a capsized 12-foot aluminum boat, with one person on board.

The vessel was recovered approximately two nautical miles south of Goose Creek Bay by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Still missing is Ricky Charles Clifton, 34-years-old, last seen wearing a jacket with coveralls and a yellow shirt.

Involved in the search:

• Coast Guard Station Panama City 24-foot Special Purpose Craft boat crew
• Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew
• Coast Guard Cutter Ridley
• Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
• Leon County Sheriff’s Office

Anyone with information regarding this case should contact the Coast Guard Sector Mobile command center at 251-441-5976.

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