DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL. (THECOUNT) — Thi Ban Lee has been identified by the USCG as the man who fell overboard near Dauphin Island, AL, Tuesday .
Lee was said to be wearing black pants, red socks and a camouflage jacket when he fell from the boat.
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Several agencies are involved in the search for Lee:
A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter air crew
Two Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island 45-foot Response-Boat Medium boat crews
Coast Guard Cutter Gannet
Lower Alabama Search and Rescue
Daphne Search and Rescue
Alabama State Troopers Helicopter
North Baldwin Sheriff’s Search and Rescue source
Updated story Tuesday, November 20 at 12:31 pm
The US Coast Guard says they received a call about a person overboard at 7:21 am Tuesday morning. The USCG says the person fell from the “Captain Johnny”. One USCG Helicopter and 2 USCGO boat crews are involved in the search, along with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office Flotilla and Daphne Search and Rescue.
Dauphin Island is a town in Alabama, on the Gulf Coast island of the same name. It’s known for stretches of white sand, like Public Beach. At the entrance to Mobile Bay, 19th-century Fort Gaines features original cannons and a blacksmith shop. Migrating birds can be seen in the forest, dunes and swamp of the Audubon Bird Sanctuary. The Dauphin Island Sea Lab’s Estuarium offers aquariums and a living marsh boardwalk, according to wikipedia.