Where is the Kimberly family? U.S. Coast Guard searching for boaters
The U.S. Coast Guard search party hasn’t found the father and three teenage children missing off Florida’s Gulf Coast since Sunday. What the party has found might not be encouraging.
#BreakingNews: USCG aircrews locate debris field approximately 33nm off Sanibel Island. 6 life jackets found, no sign of missing family.
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) June 22, 2016
In Wednesday’s 11 a.m. briefing from St. Petersburg, U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Gregory Case said a propane tank, four water bottles tied together, a pair of tennis shoes, a tarpaulin and a basketball were found right in the search pattern. Whether or not they belonged to the missing Kimberly family members remains undetermined.
#BreakingNews #USCG boatcrew locates green kayak believed to belong to missing family IVO debris field. Search continues.
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) June 22, 2016
#BreakingNews #USCG a yellow kayak located also believed to belong to missing family IVO of debris field. Search continues.
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) June 22, 2016
Ace Kimberly and his teenage children, Rebecca, Donny and Roger, were sailing from Sarasota to Fort Myers to take the boat in for repairs when they got caught in Sunday’s squalls.
#USCG search-and-rescue crews continue to search for missing family west of Sanibel Island, FL. pic.twitter.com/0LLfphBwGJ
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) June 22, 2016
David J. Neal: 305-376-3559, @DavidJNeal
This story was originally published June 22, 2016 at 4:53 PM with the headline "Where is the Kimberly family? U.S. Coast Guard searching for boaters."