NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water in Lake Pontchartrain, north of New Orleans on July 17. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report of a 63-year-old male got underway on Lake Pontchartrain on a 28-foot shrimping boat in the afternoon of July 16. He did not return. His brother then discovered the vessel early on Friday washed ashore. The boat operator is described as blonde with blue eyes, short and stocky. Involved in the search: CG Station New Orleans Rescue Boat/Crew; CG Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew; Saint Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office; and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. (Source: Coast Guard 07/17/20)
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