by Sabrina Salas Matanane

Guam - PRESS RELEASE A search is underway in Saipan for a 61-year-old man who went missing while snorkeling at Obyan Beach Tuesday afternoon. Coast Guard Sector Guam was notified by Saipan's Emergency Management Office at 7:30 Tuesday night about the missing snorkeler. According to a media release, the man was last seen in the water off Obyan beach at approximately 4:45pm Tuesday, wearing a long sleeve blue shirt, yellow shorts and a diving mask with snorkel. The Coast Guard, the Navy's Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 along with the Saipan Department of Public Safety boat crews are currently searching for the missing man. Anyone with information is urged to call Sector Guam Command Center at 671-564-USCG or Saipan's Emergency Management Office at 670-237-8000.