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Coast Guard searching for missing jet skier off Florida Keys

Posted at 12:34 PM, Dec 26, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-26 12:34:11-05

MIAMI (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a man who disappeared while riding a jet ski off the Florida Keys.

In a news release, the agency said 52-year-old Carlos Garcia-Cruz was reported missing Tuesday by his girlfriend.

The news release says the man was last seen wearing a life jacket on a blue and white jet ski. He left Marathon on Saturday and was expected to return on Christmas Eve.

No additional information is available.

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