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Body Found Off The Gulf Coast

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By: Channel 9 Eyewitness News

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It was an all out effort from the Coast Guard's Units in the air and the sea, to find the two-oil platform workers, but the search is over.

According to The Associated Press, authorities say that divers hired by the owner of an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico that caught fire on Friday have recovered a body near the site.

Coast Guard spokesman Carlos Vega said the unidentified person was found Saturday evening by divers hired by Houston-based Black Elk Energy who were inspecting the platform. Vega said the Coast Guard was turning over the remains to local authorities.

The news came shortly after the Coast Guard suspended a 32-hour-long search for two workers missing after the fire erupted. The search covered a 1,400-square-foot area. Vega said the Guard could resume the search if there is credible evidence that one of the workers survived.

Four other workers who were severely burned remained at Baton Rouge General Medical Center on Saturday night.

 

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