Crime & Safety
Coast Guard Launches Search For 52-Year-Old Man
The U.S. Coast Guard was searching Wednesday for a 52-year-old man who was last seen on a personal watercraft in the Florida Keys.
MARATHON, FL — The U.S. Coast Guard was searching Wednesday for a 52-year-old man who was last seen on a personal watercraft in the Florida Keys.
The girlfriend of 52-two-year-old Carlos Garcia-Cruz of Miami alerted the Coast Guard that Cruz left Marathon, Florida on a blue and white jet ski Saturday.
He was expected to return on Christmas Eve but never arrived.
Find out what's happening in Miamifor free with the latest updates from Patch.
"Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Key West received a report Tuesday from Garcia-Cruz's girlfriend," according to officials with the Coast Guard.
Cruz was wearing a life jacket when he left Marathon.
Find out what's happening in Miamifor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The search includes a Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew.
Photo by Paul Scicchitano
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
