| Release #: 11-04 |
| Release date: Nov. 2, 2003 |
| Contact: Ensign Eric Willis |
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24-year-old drowns off Guajataca |
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A 24-year-old male drown yesterday evening after being swept out to sea while swimming in heavy surf conditions near Guajataca, Puerto Rico. Sadly, Francisco Rosado Torres was found dead at 7:40 a.m. in the water near where he was last seen. The Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, received an emergency phone call at 5:30 p.m. from a friend of the victim who witnessed him being swept out to sea. The Coast Guard immediately launched an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Borinquen and diverted the cutter Vashon to the scene. A search was conducted throughout the night. Surf conditions in the area were reported 10 feet the day of the drowning. -uscg-
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