Coast Guard searching for person in water in Lynn Canal, Alaska

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/17/2022 06:00 PM EDT

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U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Alaska
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Coast Guard searching for person in water in Lynn Canal, Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water near Eldred Rock in Lynn Canal, Alaska, Tuesday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Juneau received a report from the captain of cruise ship Celebrity Solstice at 3 a.m. that a 40-year-old woman fell overboard. 

Involved in the search are an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka, a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Juneau, and the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Chandeleur.

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