Coast Guard Charges Rescue Swimmer With Desertion

Went AWOL for three months

Reason Staff | 4.11.2013 9:48 AM

A veteran rescue swimmer has been charged with desertion after he went missing for three months and triggered a massive search, the Coast Guard said Wednesday.

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Coast Guard Charges Rescue Swimmer With Desertion

Went AWOL for three months

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