Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Body of one of the 5 missing Dauphin Island Regatta boaters in Mobile Bay located


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MOBILE, ALABAMA

A body was recovered in the vicinity of an offshore gas platform in Mobile Bay, earlier today.

A Good Samaritan discovered the body while fishing in the area, and alerted first responders who recovered the individual.

The body was brought to Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island.

The Coast Guard and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency have confirmed this person is one of the individuals missing from the regatta.