Coast Guard, local agencies search for 1 near Indian River, Del.

INDIAN RIVER, Del. - The Coast Guard along with local agencies are searching for a 54-year-old man after he slipped on the jetty and went into the water near Indian River Inlet Sunday.

Missing is Myungtiki Kim, 54, from Vienna, Va.

The Coast Guard received a call from Sussex County Police Department at 1:29 p.m. reporting a witness contacted them and said Kim slipped on the rock of the jetty and a wave knocked him into the water. It was also reported Kim was wearing a blue raincoat and wader boots.

A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Indian River, a rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., members of Sussex County Police Department, Sussex County Fire and Rescue and TowBoat US are currently searching for Kim.

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