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Desperate search launched for airman who fell out of Special Operations military plane 1,500 feet over the Gulf of Mexico and was last seen treading water after deploying his parachute
- A search is underway for a staff sergeant in training who disappeared into the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday afternoon during a training exercise
- The unidentified Air Force airman was from the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field in Okaloosa County, Florida
- He exited a C-130 four engine aircraft around 1.45pm from a height of 1,500 feet
- He deployed his parachute and was last seen treading water in the Gulf, approximately four miles south of Hurlburt Field
- As the aircraft turned to retrieve the man, crewmen lost sight of him
- Several vessels, three Air Force aircraft were deployed in the search
- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Coast Guard are also on the scene
Posted by: Skidmark 2019-11-07 |
