Rescue crews continued their search Saturday for a spearfisherman who failed to return to a boat after freediving near Orote Point.
The 31-year-old man was with a group off of Blue Hole on Thursday. He was reported missing at 6 p.m. that day, and on Friday, searchers found his speargun.
He was last seen wearing a red wetsuit and red fins, according to a news release from the Coast Guard. Authorities are asking anyone with information to call the Coast Guard at 671-355-4824.
On Saturday, the Guam Fire Department, the Coast Guard Cutter Myrtle Hazard and a U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter were involved in the search.
“Based on drift models and the use of self-locating datum marker buoys, our search is expanding offshore,” said Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Crose, the search and rescue mission coordinator for the case. “We’re continuing to coordinate with our partners at the Guam Police Department and Guam Fire Department. We appreciate the support from the U.S. Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five in the search Friday.”
The missing spearfisher was reportedly part of a group of seven aboard a vessel on an excursion to spearfish near Orote Point. Once Coast Guard watchstanders were alerted, they coordinated with Guam Fire Department personnel, and HSC-25 diverted two helicopters from a nearby training mission.
The Myrtle Hazard was diverted from an offshore patrol, and two 29-foot Response Boat-Small crews from Station Apra Harbor joined the search. Navy Security Forces also began looking along the shoreline and Apra Harbor.
A joint incident command post was established on the beach nearby.
The team also issued an urgent marine information broadcast notice to mariners advising anyone in the area to keep a sharp lookout and report any sightings to responders.
The weather forecast calls for east winds of around 20 mph shifting to east-northeast, mostly sunny, with 6-foot waves. Sea conditions may calm Saturday evening and Sunday. A small craft advisory is in effect through 6 p.m.
The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter is a short-range recovery helicopter used to perform search and rescue, law enforcement and homeland security missions.
The aircrew is deployed to Guam from Hawaii for six weeks to assess the feasibility of more frequent operations here, according to the Coast Guard.
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