73-Year-Old Woman Missing After Diving Off The Florida Keys, Several Crews Searching For Her

KEY WEST (CBSMiami/AP) — A 73-year-old woman went missing while diving Tuesday afternoon in the Florida Keys and the U.S. Coast Guard and several other agencies have set up a search party for her.

In a news release, the agency said they got a call from the woman's husband.

He told officials they'd been diving in the Florida Keys on a vessel called Mai Tai, seven miles south of Summerland Key.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and a Naval aircraft crew are assisting in the search.

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