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For the second consecutive year, a visitor to Navarre Beach from Louisiana drowned in the Gulf of Mexico. The body of the most recent victim, 19-year-old Nathan Hughey from Pinesville, La., was recovered May 23. Last July, 39-year-old Jeremy Johnson from New Orleans drowned. In both cases, the victims entered the water west of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, which does not have lifeguard coverage.
Coast Guard Aviation Survival Technician Nik Staley searches for a missing swimmer May 22 at Navarre Beach.
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