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Coroner identifies body found near Biloxi shoreline as missing MS Coast shrimper
A shrimper missing since Sunday was found in the water near the Biloxi shoreline Tuesday morning, hours after the Coast Guard called off a two day search across more than a thousand miles, authorities said. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer identified the man as Richard Kopszywa, 75, of Biloxi.
Body of missing shrimper found off Biloxi coast
Authorities recovered the body of a missing shrimper on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, WLOX-TV in Biloxi reported.
Body of missing shrimper found in Biloxi between beach and Deer Island
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer says the body found Tuesday morning between Biloxi Beach and Deer Island is missing shrimper Richard Kopszywa. The 75-year-old Biloxi man went missing from the Linda K shrimp boat. The boat sank while being towed to shore near the western tip of Deer Island.
Coast Guard suspends search for 75-year-old shrimper reported missing off Biloxi coast
An unmanned fishing vessel and possible person in the water were reported near Deer Island, Mississippi, on Sunday.
UPDATE: Body found in Biloxi identified as missing 75-year-old shrimper
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer says the body found Tuesday morning between the Biloxi Beach and Deer Island is missing shrimper Richard Kopszywa. The 75-year-old Biloxi man went missing from the Linda K shrimp boat. Kopszywa’s wife reported him missing Sunday morning after she didn’t hear from him.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing shrimper off Mississippi coast
The United States Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing shrimper off of the Mississippi coast. According to officials, the Coast Guard started searching for a 75-year-old man about five miles offshore of Biloxi on Monday,
Coast Guard, DMR searching for man missing off coast of Biloxi
The Coast Guard is searching for a 75-year-old man about 5 miles offshore of Biloxi after a fishing vessel was found with nobody on board. Crews from Coast Guard Station Gulfport, USCGC Stingray and USCG Air Station New Orleans remain searching alongside Mississippi DMR.
Coast Guard searching for missing 75-year-old shrimper off Biloxi coast
Search and rescue crews are looking for a missing 75-year-old shrimper near the coast of Biloxi, Mississippi, after a fishing boat was found abandoned in the area, the U.S. Coast Guard announced on X Monday.
Coast Guard search for missing MS Coast fisherman has covered 1,000 square nautical miles
The search continued Monday afternoon, with no luck yet. The mission began Sunday morning after the man’s wife called the Coast Guard, said William Winston, an ensign at the Sector Mobile Public Affairs Office.
Coast Guard searching for 75-year-old shrimper after abandoned ship found off Biloxi coast
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the man was reported missing by his wife Sunday morning after she didn’t hear from him.
Sunken boat found in Biloxi, search underway for 75-year-old man
A fishing boat was found sunk near Deer Island in Biloxi. Officials say nobody was on board, but the U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 75-year-old man. Reports of a person in the water in that area first came in Sunday at 11 a.
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