Monday, March 12, 2012

Rescuers search for man believed to have drowned

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. - Rescuers searched the Gulf of Mexico for aman who vanished in rough surf, one of four people believed to havedrowned off Florida Panhandle beaches during the holiday weekend.

"We are just waiting for a body to surface," said Greg Pearson, aspokesman for the Escambia County Sheriff's Office.

The man was missing off the coast of the Gulf Island NationalSeashore, where three people drowned over the weekend.

Conditions remained extremely dangerous for swimmers as they havebeen since Friday.

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