Coast Guard searching for person in water near Venice, Louisiana

A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew flew over New Orleans, June 4, 2018. Air Station New Orleans supports a wide range of Coast Guard operations to include search and rescue, law enforcement, port security, and marine environmental protection. 
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles.

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

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