>> MORNING SHOW STARTS RIGHT NOW WITH THE BREAKING NEWS ALERT.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: RIGHT NOW AT
9 O’CLOCK, WE DO CONTINUE TO
FOLLOW THAT LOCAL BREAKING
NEWS ALERT OUT OF NORTHERN
SAINT JOHNS COUNTY RIGHT ALONG
THE LINE WITH DUVAL COUNTY
CREWS FROM MULTIPLE AGENCIES
SEARCHING FOR A MISSING
TEENAGER. NEARLY 12 HOURS
AFTER A CANOE FLIPPED IN THE
SAINT JOHNS RIVER. CERTAINLY
IT IS A BIG DEVELOPING STORY.
WE ARE ON TOP OF IT THIS
MONDAY MORNING. THE 16
YEAR-OLD WAS WITH 2 OTHER
PEOPLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED,
THEY WERE ABLE TO SWIM TO THE
SHORE.
>> THAT TEAM HAS NOT BEEN
SEEN, RIGHT? SO IT’S A STORY
THAT WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING
SINCE LAST NIGHT. AGAIN, IT
HAPPENED ABOUT 08:00PM NEWS. 4
JAX REPORTER BRIAN ANDREWS IS
LIVE ON THE GROUND. WE HAVE
LEAD A PRINGLE WHO IS GETTING
IN MANDARIN, GETTING READY TO
HEAD OUT ON MARINE 4. ALSO
METEOROLOGISTS RICHARD NUNN
WHO HAS BEEN TRACKING THE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. HOW COOL
THAT WATER IS AND ALSO ANY OF
THE TIDES THAT COULD HAVE
AFFECTED THIS.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: WANT TO SEND
THINGS OVER TO BRIANNA ANDREWS
RIGHT NOW. BRIANNA, YOU HAVE
BEEN THERE SINCE EARLY THIS
MORNING. CREWS ASKING BOATERS
TO STAY ON HIGH ALERT AND LOOK
FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE OUT
OF THE ORDINARY.
>> THEY’RE ASKING ANYONE
AROUND THE WATER NEAR FRUIT
COVE ROAD IN SOUTH TO KEEP A
LOOKOUT AND TO STAY VIGILANT.
WE KNOW THAT THE TEEN WAS LAST
SEEN WEARING BLACK SHORTS IN A
WHITE T-SHIRT. NOW WE’RE JUST
A FEW FEET AWAY FROM THE SINK.
HOT SAINT JOHN’S COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE UNIFIED
COMMAND CENTER. IN THE LAST
FEW MINUTES WE’VE SEEN A FIRE
TRUCK, A POLLING HERE AS WELL.
THEY STILL HAVE THIS ENTIRE
AREA BLOCKED OFF. NOW. WANT TO
SHOW YOU THIS MAP THAT SHOWS
EXACTLY WHERE WE’RE STANDING,
EXACTLY WHERE THE SEARCH IS
HAPPENING. CREWS ARE SEARCHING
FOR THAT MISSING TEEN ON THE
AND SAINT JOHNS COUNTY LINE ON
THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER. WE KNOW
THAT 2 PEOPLE, OTHER PEOPLE
WHO ARE WITH THE TEAM LOST
SIGHT AND CONTACT WITH THE
TEEN WHILE THEY WERE SWIMMING
BACK TO SHORE. NOW THE SEARCH
BEGAN AROUND 9 LAST NIGHT. IT
IS ALL HANDS ON DECK. THERE
ARE SEVERAL UNITS HELPING OUT
WITH THE SEARCH JUST TO NAME A
FEW WITH THE SAINT JOHNS
COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, THE
SAINT JOHN’S FIRE RESCUE THE
UNITED STATES COAST CART. THE
JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF’S OFFICE,
CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE,
SAINT AUGUSTINE CITY FIRE THE
SAINT AUGUSTINE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IN THE FLORIDA FISH
AND WILDLIFE ARE ALL WORKING
TOGETHER ON THIS. NOW, THE
SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS ASKING
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION AT
ALL TO COME FORWARD. NOW WE
KNOW THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING
INVESTIGATION. SO AS WE LEARN
MORE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE UPDATES ON AIR AND
ONLINE REPORTING LIVE. BRIANNA
ANDREWS CHANNEL 4, THE LOCAL
STATION.
>>LAUREN VERNO: ALL RIGHT,
BRIANNA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO
WE’RE TRYING TO COVER THIS
FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.
CELESTE THINGS. SEND THINGS
OVER TO NEWS. 4 JAX REPORTER
LENA PRINGLE AND I HEARD YOU
CALL IT. YOU JUST GOT OUT
THERE AND YOU’RE ABOUT TO HEAD
IN ON MARINE 4 AT MANDARIN
PARKS, BOAT RAMP AND CREWS ARE
OUT ON THE WATER. WHAT ARE YOU
SAYING?
>> GOOD MORNING, MELANIE. AND
JUST ABOUT THE LAST 10
MINUTES, FWC LAW ENFORCEMENT
BOAT JUST LEFT FROM THIS BOAT
RAMP. THEY HAD SONAR GEAR, GAS
AND A LOT OF OTHER SUPPLIES.
THERE ARE 5 MEN ON BOARD AND
THEY WERE GOING OUT TO HELP
WITH THE SEARCH. THEY HAD
THEIR BLUE LIGHTS FLASHING AND
LIKE I SAID, THEY JUST LEFT
THIS AREA ABOUT 10 MINUTES
AGO. WE ALSO HAVE CIVILIANS IN
THE AREA WHO ARE COMING OUT ON
THEIR OWN TO HELP ARE TAKING
THE SEARCH WERE ACTUALLY JUST
HAD ONE PERSON SHOW UP HERE
WITHIN THE PAST 3 MINUTES. AND
SO YOU DO HAVE MORE PEOPLE WHO
ARE ARRIVING IN THIS PARKING
LOT WITH THEIR OWN PERSONAL
BOATS WHO ARE COMING OUT TO
ASSIST IN THE SEARCH AS WELL.
SO HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT
30 MINUTES OR SO WILL BE OUT
IN THE ACTUAL WATER ON MARINE
4, GIVING YOU A BETTER PICTURE
AT WHAT SOME OF THESE SEARCH
EFFORTS LOOK LIKE ON THE
RIVER. BUT FROM RIGHT NOW, YOU
HAVE LOCAL AGENCIES AS WELL AS
PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE
SURROUNDING AREAS THAT ARE
BRINGING THEIR BOATS OUT NOW
THAT THE SUN IS OUT TO HELP
ASSIST WITH THE SEARCH. SO WE
WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU
UPDATED AS WE DO. LEARN MORE
REPORTING LIVE FROM MANDARIN
PARK. LENA PRINGLE CHANNEL 4,
THE LOCAL STATION.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: CERTAINLY A
LOT OF PEOPLE WHO CARE A LOT
OF PEOPLE HOPING FOR THE BEST
IN WHAT IS, YOU KNOW, PRETTY
GRIM SITUATION HERE. WANT TO
SEND THINGS OVER NOW TO.
>> METEOROLOGIST RICHARD NUNN
AND RICH. YOU KNOW, YOU’VE
BEEN TRACKING THE CONDITIONS
ALL MORNING LONG TALKING ABOUT
THE WATER TEMPERATURE. YOU
KNOW, IT LOOKED VERY CALM OUT
THERE THIS MORNING. WHAT ARE
CREWS FACING WHILE THEY’RE OUT
THERE AND ALSO HOW COULD
THINGS HAVE BEEN YESTERDAY
EVENING?
>>RICHARD NUNN: YOU KNOW, IT
WAS QUIET LAST NIGHT AS FAR AS
I CAN RECALL. AND JUST GOING
BACK TO THE WEATHER WISE, WE
DIDN’T HAVE THE STRONG WINDS.
THAT WAS A MOSTLY IT WAS A
LITTLE BIT BREEZY BUT AND
STARTED TO SETTLE DOWN AS
EARLY AS AROUND, SAY 5
O’CLOCK, 6 O’CLOCK. AND IT WAS
NEAR CALM OVER AT CASA DE
LOCO. AND I WOULD IMAGINE THAT
TREND CONTINUED ALONG THE AREA
SO WHEN YOU HAD THE BUCKMAN
AND LIKE I’VE BEEN SAYING,
THERE ARE SOME CURRENTS
CIRCULATING CURRENTS AT EASE
THAT FORM ON EITHER SIDE OF
THE SPANSION OF THE BUCK AND
ESPECIALLY THOSE AROUND THE
PILINGS HERE AND WITH THE
SLACK TIDE RIGHT NOW, LOW TIDE
CAME IN JUST AFTER ARE ALMOST
AT 8 O’CLOCK AND IT WILL
REMAIN THAT WAY WILL START TO
PICK UP AGAIN UNDER WHAT WILL
BE THE ON SHORE. THE HIGH TIDE
FLOW. AND THAT TAKES US INTO 2
O’CLOCK TEMPERATURE WISE. IT’S
NOT BAD OUTSIDE. MY CONCERN IS
THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS 54
DEGREES AND CHILLING CAN SET
IN WITHIN MINUTES. 15 MINUTES,
20 MINUTES. AND YOU’RE REALLY
STARTING TO PUT YOURSELF IN
WHAT COULD BE SOME DANGER HERE
AT THE BEACHES AND THE
BUCKMAN. EVERYTHING IS
UPDATED. SAW CORRECT ON TIME.
SO WE SAW THAT LOW TIDE
ALREADY. AND NOW IT’S THE HIGH
TIDE. I WOULD SAY THAT WITH 10
MILES VISIBILITY, WHETHER THE
SEARCHES FROM ABOVE, WE’RE
DOWN HERE ON THE WATER SURFACE
AS THE VISIBILITY HAS BEEN
GOOD ALL MORNING LONG. THESE
ARE GOODSON AREAS FOR THE
TEAMS TO GET OUT WHETHER THERE
ARE HEADING OUT WHERE LINA IS
AT THE MANDARIN MARINA, WHICH,
BY THE WAY, FOR HERE AT
DOCTORS LAKE. SO FOR HERE IN
JULINGTON CREEK MARINA, IF YOU
TURN I MEAN, A REALLY SHARP
YOU TURN YOU CAN SEE IT MIGHT
JUST BE ABLE TO SEE JUST OFF
THE EDGE OF THE SCREEN RATE
HERE. I CAN SEE IT ON ONE OF
THE MONITORS, BUT NOT ON THIS
ONE. THERE’S A LITTLE DOCK
THAT SITS OUT AND THAT IS PART
OF THE MANDARIN PARK AND THE
AREA WHERE YOU CAN PUT YOUR
BOATS IN THERE TO EITHER COME
OVER JULINGTON CREEK OR MAKE