Coast Guard searching for possible person in the water near Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is searching for a possible person in the water in Bush Canal in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, Wednesday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at approximately 12 p.m. of a vessel making way and without any passengers aboard. A good Samaritan reported seeing the vessel earlier in the morning with a person aboard.

Involved in the search are:

•  Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water boat crew
• Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew
• Terrebonne Sheriff’s Office
• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

The cause of the incident is under investigation.