Family of five missing in Gulf of Mexico after weekend fishing trip; one body found

MOBILE, Ala. - The body of a 19-year-old woman was recovered from the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday by Coast Guard crews searching for an Alabama family missing since departing on a weekend shark fishing trip. <br> <br> Sabrina Crumm, 19, was found wearing a personal flotation device about five miles south of a barrier island in the Mississippi Sound near the Alabama-Mississippi border, said Petty Officer Steve Caskey, a spokesman with the Coast Guard in New Orleans. <br> <br> The missing family members were identified as Rodney Crumm, 45; his wife Beverley, 32; their daughter Sabrina; and a stepdaughter Christina, 12. Beverley Crumm&#39;s brother, James Taylor, 30, was also missing. <br> <br> Rescue crews also found large amounts of debris from the 32-foot converted shrimping boat in which the family departed. <br> <br> The family probably got lost in the Gulf amid heavy winds and rains Saturday afternoon, Petty Officer Mark Mackowiak said. <br> <br> Three helicopters, a plane and two search-and-rescue boats have been searching for the boat since a relative of the family reported them missing, Mackowiak said. <br> <br> Caskey said the search would continue at least through Tuesday. The effort has covered 4,020 square miles, mostly in waters south of Alabama. <br> <br> &#34;Once we feel like we&#39;ve exhausted all our means and feel there&#39;s no expectation of survivability we&#39;ll evaluate our search efforts,&#34; he said. <br> <br>

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