CG ends Lake Salvador search

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching June 24 for a person in the water in Lake Salvador, La., about 12 miles southwest of New Orleans. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 6:50 p.m. June 23 of a 22-year-old male who reportedly entered the water without a flotation device on the NE end of the lake. Involved in the search are: a CG small response boat and crew; CG New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew; Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Department; and Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries. Anyone with information is requested to contact Sector New Orleans at (504) 365-2200. (Source: Coast Guard 06/24/19) Lake Salvador is a 44,800-acre lake about 12 miles southwest of New Orleans in Jefferson, Lafourche, and St. Charles parishes. UPDATE: The CG ended its search for a person in Lake Salvador on June 25. The CG used three assets to search about 294 square miles for 23.5 hours.