Emergency Agencies Respond For Possible Kayakers in Distress
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
October 20, 2025
FORT MORGAN, Ala. Two people set out in a kayak early Saturday morning with the intention of reaching a drilling rig in the Mobile Bay, but after a friend had not heard from them, the friend called 911, thinking that something might be wrong.
The Baldwin County 911 Communications Center dispatched the Fort Morgan Fire Department to attempt to locate the two men at around 5:37 a.m., and within a few minutes, additional resources, including the Alabama Marine Police and the US Coast Guard, were notified of the situation.
However, the resources ended up not being needed after Fort Morgan firefighters were able to contact the men, who assured them that they were fine, and the men continued their exploration.
Many similar calls for help on the waters in our area don’t always end up this way, but our area fire departments, law enforcement, and Coast Guard members are always ready to faithfully respond as they did this time.
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