The Walton County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team, South Walton Fire District, the U.S. Coast Guard and MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife responded yesterday to a missing diver approximately 3.5 miles due south of Grayton Beach.
According to the WCSO, they received a call at 11:16am regarding a 34-year-old female missing off of a 26-foot Catamaran.
The family had been offshore on the Catamaran when the woman, identified as Marie Kaas of Madison, Alabama, entered the water in her dive gear.
At this time, the Coast Guard is continuing the search by boat and aircraft. Walton County Sheriff’s Office has pulled our dive team from the water.
According to the WCSO, they received a call at 11:16am regarding a 34-year-old female missing off of a 26-foot Catamaran.
The family had been offshore on the Catamaran when the woman, identified as Marie Kaas of Madison, Alabama, entered the water in her dive gear.
At this time, the Coast Guard is continuing the search by boat and aircraft. Walton County Sheriff’s Office has pulled our dive team from the water.
