Dad says missing San Antonio sailor likely dead
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Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Ethan Goolsby (left) and his father, Kelly Goolsby.Courtesy photo
The Navy said it was conducting search-and-rescue operations over the weekend for a San Antonio sailor who is believed to have fallen overboard off the California coast nearly three days ago, but his father said Saturday night he fears his son is dead.
The search for Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Ethan Goolsby, 20, who served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, began after a lookout spotted what appeared to be a person in the water Thursday.
His father, Kelly Goolsby, said he will have been missing for 72 hours as of Sunday morning without protective clothing or safety gear.