Body of Missing Boater Recovered in Baldwin County
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
July 7th, 2025
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. A search for a missing boater in Baldwin County has ended tragically with the recovery of his body.
Searchers who were dispatched to the area included the marine police, the U.S. Coast Guard, Daphne Search and Rescue, and others who were searching for the boater since he went missing on Saturday, July 5, 2025, when the 49-year-old male boater went missing near an artificial reef called Buffalo Barge.
Daphne Search and Rescue said they continued searching on Sunday and recovered the boater’s body 17 miles from Perdido Pass.
The body of a missing boater was recovered on Sunday, July 6, according to Daphne Search and Rescue. At this time his name has not been released.
Rescue crews said they used sonar to find the missing boater and encountered aggressive wildlife during the recovery.
The Coast Guard said they are investigating the incident.
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