COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR 1 AFTER HELICOPTER CRASH NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching today for a person missing after the helicopter he was on crashed in Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla., approximately 25 miles west of Panama City, Fla. A debris field was located in the bay and two bodies were recovered by local authorities. The names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The Coast Guard received a report at 7:45 a.m. today that an AIRHeart helicopter from Sacred Heart Hospital, with three people on board, was transiting from Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., to Freeport, Fla., and had not arrived at its destination. An HH-65 rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans and a boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Destin, Fla., were dispatched to assist in the search. Coast Guard units remain on scene and continue to search along with the following agencies: Walton County Sheriff’s Office Walton County Fire Department Florida Wildlife Commission Air Force Rescue Coordination Center Florida Civil Air Patrol Alabama Civil Air Patrol COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR 1 AFTER HELICOPTER CRASH NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching today for a person missing after the helicopter he was on crashed in Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla., approximately 25 miles west of Panama City, Fla. A debris field was located in the bay and two bodies were recovered by local authorities. The names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The Coast Guard received a report at 7:45 a.m. today that an AIRHeart helicopter from Sacred Heart Hospital, with three people on board, was transiting from Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., to Freeport, Fla., and had not arrived at its destination. An HH-65 rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans and a boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Destin, Fla., were dispatched to assist in the search. Coast Guard units remain on scene and continue to search along with the following agencies: Walton County Sheriff’s Office Walton County Fire Department Florida Wildlife Commission Air Force Rescue Coordination Center Florida Civil Air Patrol Alabama Civil Air Patrol
