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Crews Search For Possible Missing Boater Off San Clemente

SAN CLEMENTE (CBS/AP) — Rescue crews are searching for a possible missing boater after a sailboat was reported adrift off a San Clemente beach.

Coast Guard officials say the 24-foot sailboat was spotted tumbling in waves late Tuesday.

Several rescue boats and a helicopter were dispatched to search for 49-year-old Joseph St. Jean.

Officials say a cell phone and a backpack belonging to St. Jean were found on the sailboat.

Anyone with information can contact the Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles Command Center at (310) 521-3815.

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