Crews are searching for a man who went missing in the Tombigbee River near McIntosh.
The U.S. Coast Guard said early Friday that a helicopter crew from New Orleans was working with police, volunteers and others in the search.
Authorities say they received a report shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday of a vessel with two people aboard that became grounded in the river. They say an 87-year-old man was reported to have gone into the water.
Coast Guard officials say a second person on the boat received a leg injury and was taken to the University of South Alabama Medical Center in stable condition.
The area is about 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of Mobile.
(Associated Press, copyright 2018)
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