Coast Guard searches for missing diver off New Providence Island, Bahamas

NEW PROVIDENCE, Bahamas – The Coast Guard began searching for a diver 3 nautical miles southeast of New Providence, Bahamas, Sunday morning.

Watchstanders received a report of two divers who were reported missing from their 21-foot boot after it became adrift and was towed back to port.

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One of those divers was able to swim to shore while the Coast Guard began to search for the other.

A helicopter crew launched to conduct a search for the remaining diver.

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