Coast Guard searches for missing U.S. Air Force member in water near Freeport article Elijah Posana was swimming approximately 100-feet from shore when an individual reported seeing him being pulled by a rip current. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard) FREEPORT, Texas - The Coast Guard is searching for a missing U.S. Air Force member who was last seen in the water at Surfside Beach near Freeport on Sunday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report that 22-year-old Elijah Posana was swimming about 100-feet from shore when someone saw him being pulled by a rip current. Posana was last seen wearing a maroon shirt.