Coast Guard Cutter Sailfish file photo by Petty Officer Annie R. Berlin
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is searching for a person who was last seen swimming in the Lower Mississippi River near Venice, Louisiana, Saturday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 5:38 p.m. of a missing 27-year-old man who was last seen swimming in the Lower Mississippi River near mile marker 19 at Fort Jackson.
The missing man was wearing a black shirt and blue shorts.
Involved in the search are:
- An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
- A response boat medium crew from Coast Guard Station Venice
- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Sailfish
- A marine unit from Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office
