Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Rescuers Respond to Report of Missing Snorkeler in Narragansett
Initial reports are that a young female was snorkeling with her father off Newton Rock.
UPDATE: The girl was rescued and transported to South County Hospital. See more HERE.
The Narragansett Bay Marine Task Force has been activated after a report of a missing snorkeler in Narragansett.
The missing person is reportedly a 14-year-old girl who was snorkeling with her father off Newton Rock along a portion of Narragansett’s rocky coast, according to early reports.
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Crews from Newport, Jamestown, Narragansett, Warwick and the Rhode Island State Police, along with the Union Fire District have responded to the area at around 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Additional units, along with the U.S. Coast Guard responded soon after.
The girl was last seen in the area between Bass Rock and Newton Avenue.
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The search has included a helicopter, numerous boats and divers.
No official information has been released.
More information will be posted when it becomes available. This is a developing story.
Photo courtesy: Jake Reiser, Todd Hammond
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