NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water near Pilottown in Plaquemines Parish, La., in the evening of Sept. 2. Missing is Missing is Cristina Castro, 38, from Modesto, Calif. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report around 9 p.m. Wednesday evening of a 34-foot catamaran taking on water near West Delta Block 109, about six nautical miles southwest of Southwest Pass, near Pilottown, with three people aboard. A CG Station Venice 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew and a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter aircrew were dispatched to the vicinity. Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast, which a good Samaritan responded. The Offshore Supply Vessel, Mr. Jake, was able to recover two people from the water, who were reported to be wearing life jackets and in stable condition. (Source: Coast Guard 09/03/20) UPDATE: The Coast Guard suspended its search Sept. 4 for Castro. CG crews searched about 1,518 square miles continuously for 24 hours.
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