Crime & Safety
Police Search for Missing Boater Near Courtney Campbell
A boater reportedly went under water near the Courtney Campbell Causeway Friday afternoon and didn't resurface.

TAMPA, FL — The U.S. Coast Guard, and Tampa and Clearwater Police marine units are looking for a man in waters off the Courtney Campbell Causeway Friday evening.
According to Tampa Police, a man and his fiancée were in a rental boat just off the Courtney Campbell around 3 p.m. when the boat hit a sandbar. The man jumped off to push the boat, but went underwater.
“The boat drifted as he attempted to remain afloat, resurfacing twice,” an email from police said. When the man did not resurface a third time, 911 was called.
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