{"id":429743,"date":"2025-12-06T23:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/429743\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T23:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:00:12","slug":"coast-guard-searching-for-possible-person-in-the-water-near-mayport-ferry-landing-on-st-johns-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/429743\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard searching for \u2018possible\u2019 person in the water near Mayport Ferry Landing on St. Johns River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crews with the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast and other agencies were searching for a \u201cpossible\u201d person in the water near the Mayport Ferry Landing on the St. Johns River on Saturday. (Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>DUVAL COUNTY, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Crews with the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast (USCG) and other agencies were searching for a \u201cpossible\u201d person in the water near the Mayport Ferry Landing on the St. Johns River on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to the Coast Guard, crews began the search after an unmanned 8-foot inflatable raft was found in the water on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">A Coast Guard official told News4JAX they are trying to figure out exactly what happened and who the raft belongs to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Anyone with information is asked to call the USCG at 833-453-1268.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the Authors<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 jbJvfh cLUOeE author-container\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 grUvMp iQviKm author\">Sophia Vitello headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/team\/4JPDQWUYJVATA9X3DFCY7YW8AW\/\" title=\"View Sophia Vitello&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophia Vitello<\/a>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Sophia Vitello joined the News4JAX team in September 2025. 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