Sunday 2:00 a.m.
The couple went canoeing on the Escatawpa river, leaving from Earlville Road in Semmes. The river is shallow because of the drought and almost dry in some places. The low river level slowed down the trip and even forced the couple to get out and walk in some spots.
It got dark before they could reach the Escatawpa Hollow Campgrounds. Stranded on a dry spot of the river, about 2 miles north of the Highway 98 bridge, the couple called 911 on their cell phone.
The Flotilla searched for the couple using 4-wheelers because of the low river levels. They fired flares into the air and asked if the couple could see them. Each time, the couple could see the flares getting closer, until a deputy spotted the couple from the shore line.
The pregnant woman was having cramps, so they called in a Coast Guard helicopter to air lift her to the hospital. The man was loaded onto a 4-wheeler and taken to the camp grounds.
Sunday 1:02 a.m.
A deputy on a 4-wheeler spotted them from the shore. The couple is stranded about 2 miles north of the Highway 98 bridge.
Sunday 12:51 a.m.
The Flotilla has found the missing man and pregnant woman. A Coast Guard helicopter is on its way to pick them up.
Sunday 12:38 a.m.
News 5 Facebook fans tell us they saw Sheriff's Office patrol cars at the Escatawpa Hollow Campgrounds.
Sunday 12:17 a.m.
The Flotilla unit confirms they are searching for two missing people. But he would not release any more information. We're waiting on a response from the Sheriff's Office public information officer.
News 5 also has a crew headed to the scene.
Saturday 11:34 p.m.
The Flotilla unit of the Mobile County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man and an eight and a half month pregnant woman, missing on the Escatawpa River, near the Alabama-Mississippi state line.
Not much information is known at this point. News 5 is working on getting more information and will let you know as soon as it becomes available.
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