Friday, September 24, 2021

Update: CG suspends search in LA

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water Sept. 24 near Southwest Pass in Louisiana. Rescue crews are searching for a 6-foot-4 white male last seen wearing a blue shirt and gray backpack. CG Sector New Orleans received a call from the fishing vessel Master Wayne at 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 23 reporting a crewmember reportedly fell overboard. The CG directed the launch of rescue crews Thursday to begin searching. (Source: Coast Guard 09/24/21)

UPDATEThe Coast Guard suspended its search around 7 p.m. Saturday for a person in the water near Southwest Pass. Rescue crews searched more than 4,600 square miles for a combined search time of 80 hours.

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