Multiple people in the water, rescues underway near Grand Isle
Video of high seas before vessel capsized during severe storm near Grand Isle, La. By Robb Hays | April 13, 2021 at 7:19 PM CDT - Updated April 13 at 8:56 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The United States Coast Guard is assisting in the search for âmultiple people in the waterâ after at least one vessel capsized during a severe storm near Grand Isle, LA this afternoon.
Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Jonathan Lally says his agency received reports of âmultiple vessels hitâ during a microburst of weather.
Lally says Coast Guard boats are in the water searching for victims. He says they are attempting to put helicopters in the air if they are safely able to due so as weather conditions there are still poor.
6 rescued, search on for others after boat capsizes south of Louisiana
Search and rescue underway near Grand Isle after boat capsizes By Robb Hays | April 13, 2021 at 8:19 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 10:32 AM
GRAND ISLE, La. (WAFB) - The search continued Wednesday morning for 12 people believed to be missing after a 129-foot boat capsized south of Port Fourchon during a strong storm Tuesday afternoon.
The United States Coast Guard is leading the search with crews from as far away as Corpus Christi, Texas. The Coast Guard arrived on the scene within 30 minutes and rescued two victims.
Private boaters in other vessels rescued an additional four victims from the water, the Coast Guard said.