Fishing vessel sinks 35 miles off Oregon coast; 1 reported dead, 1 missing
US Coast Guard responded to the call 35 miles off the Oregon coast
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One person has reportedly died and another is missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Oregon.
The United States Coast Guard says that it responded to a distress signal early Saturday morning from a fishing vessel about 35 miles off the coast of Florence, Oregon and found a debris field along with a life raft and a dead woman, according to KPTV.
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The Coast Guard added that it is searching for another man who was aboard the boat and they believe that only two people were aboard when the boat sank.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The Coast Guard is searching for the master of a 32-foot fishing vessel that sank Saturday morning approximately 35 miles offshore Florence," the Coast Guard said in a press release. "Missing is Mike Morgan, 68."
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"Crews aboard the 87-foot Coast Guard Cutter Orcas, a Sector North Bend MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew, and a Coast Guard Station Umpqua River 47-foot Motor Lifeboat are currently saturating an approximately 21 square-mile area offshore Florence to locate Morgan," the press release added.
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A spokesperson for the Coast Guard's Northwest Division confirmed to Fox News that a female body had been located but could not confirm whether she was deceased.