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Missing boater found dead in Biloxi Bay

By Kathryn Bruch Apr 14, 2025 | 9:42 AM

BILOXI, Miss. (WKRG) — A missing man’s body was found in Mississippi’s Biloxi Bay over the weekend.

The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a call about an empty vessel with the motor running Sunday morning.

A spokesperson with the Coast Guard told News 5 that crews went out around 11 a.m. to search the bay. They later posted on social media asking the public for information about the boat.

Photo Courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile

“U.S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile is looking for any information on a 17ft Cape Horn vessel, registration number MI0191AZ. The vessel is adrift at the mouth of Biloxi Bay with the motor running and no one on board.”

– U.S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Facebook

The boater’s body was found around 2:30 p.m. in Biloxi Bay, located between Biloxi and Ocean Springs.

The Coast Guard confirms the boater was a man but are unable to release additional information about his identity.

This is a developing story.