BREAKING: Coast Guard searching for airman that fell into Gulf from C-130 near Florida Panhandle

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard is actively searching for a missing airman who fell out of an aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico.

Officials say the airman fell out of an Air Force C-130 while flying over the water Tuesday near the coast of Northwest Florida. They also said the airman was wearing a parachute that did deploy, but the crew wasn’t able see him after he entered the Gulf.

The 24th Special Operations Wing said in statement Tuesday night, that the incident happened “during a jump training scenario over the Gulf of Mexico approximately 4 miles south of Hurlburt Field.”

Several vessels with the Coast Guard and multiple Air Force aircraft are being used in the search.

The airman’s identity has not been released.