Body recovered as Coast Guard searches for missing fishing boat off Gloucester
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Body recovered as Coast Guard searches for missing fishing boat off Gloucester
"Rescue crews pulled a body from the water off Gloucester Friday while searching for a missing fishing boat, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard said it received an emergency radio beacon from the 72-foot fishing vessel Lily Jean around 6:50 a.m. The agency tried unsuccessfully to contact the boat and issued an urgent marine information broadcast. It's not immediately clear how many people were onboard."
"Rescue crews pulled a body from the water off Gloucester Friday while searching for a missing fishing boat, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Rescue crews sent to search the area also found a debris field and an unoccupied life raft. Rescue crews sent to search the area found a debris field and pulled one "unresponsive body" from the water, according to the Coast Guard. They also found an unoccupied life raft associated with the Lily Jean. Search efforts remain ongoing."
Rescue crews recovered one unresponsive body and located a debris field and an unoccupied life raft off Gloucester during a search for the fishing vessel Lily Jean. The U.S. Coast Guard received an emergency radio beacon from the 72-foot vessel around 6:50 a.m. and attempted to contact the boat without success. The Coast Guard issued an urgent marine information broadcast. The exact number of people aboard the Lily Jean is not known. Search and rescue operations remain ongoing in the area as responders continue to investigate and search for additional survivors or evidence.
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