THE THREE DAY SEARCH

            Stationed at United States Coast Guard Group Monterey, Monterey, CA There was A Search and rescue Alarm going off. We ran down to the small boat, A 44 footer, and got the boat ready to get underway.

            Once underway, we received information that we are looking for an Asian female approximately 5’ 5” and possibly 105 pounds.. We searched the waters and performed a grid search in the water. After 12 hours there was no sign of her.

            Once the 12 hours were passed our boat detail was recalled and the second boat detail got ready to go into the search. This went on for three days. Upon the fourth day the second boat detail observed what appeared to be a body.

            The female had passed. This was bad, but what was worse, was the story I was informed was the man that called the 911 call was her boyfriend and had taken her out on a romantic boat ride when she fell overboard, since he did not know how to swim, and apparently neither did she, he rowed 9 miles back to shore and ran to the nearest pay phone to dial 911.

            Yes my adventures in the coast Guard did not always have a happy ending, but I can say one thing, It was never dull.