Coast Guard searching for person in the water in Boudreaux Canal

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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland
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Coast Guard searching for a person in the water in Boudreaux Canal

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is searching for a person Sunday evening in Boudreaux Canal.

Missing is Jimmy Garcia, 49, described as a Hispanic man last seen wearing boxers and not wearing a life jacket.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report around 2 p.m. from the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office that a man had entered the Boudreaux Canal and failed to resurface.

Currently involved in the search for the missing person:

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