DATE: September 7, 2009 7:33:55 PM EDT

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News Release

Date:
Sept. 7, 2009 

Contact:
Christopher Evanson
(305) 318 - 1864
Coast Guard searching for missing swimmer off Mickler Beach

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Coast Guard and the St. John's County Fire and Rescue Department are searching for a 17-year-old male last seen swimming off Mickler Beach in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Monday.

A Coast Guard 25-foot rescue boat crew from Station Mayport, Fla., and an HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., are responding.

The missing swimmer was  reportedly wearing a grey t-shirt and no life jacket. 

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