The Coast Guard ended its search for a person who jumped off a boat near West Ship Island in Mississippi on Sunday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Alabama, received a report at 10:30 a.m. from Mississippi Department of Marine Resources that a body had been recovered matching the description of the missing person.
The Coast Guard searched approximately 108 square-nautical miles for approximately 22 hours.
Involved in the search were:
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Gulfport
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Manowar
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
National Park Service
