Body of missing boater recovered Sunday afternoon, Coast Guard says Body of boater found By Tiffany Baptiste | March 6, 2021 at 9:27 PM CST - Updated March 7 at 11:28 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The body of a missing boater was recovered from Lake Pontchartrain Sunday afternoon, the Coast Guard says. The Coast Guard suspended its search around 11:30 a.m. near the Highway 11 drawbridge. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a notification from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office stating they had recovered the missing person who was reportedly unresponsive. Saturday night, watchstanders received a call stating a pleasure craft with five people aboard struck the drawbridge and one of the occupants was ejected from the vessel. The other four people were taken to a University Medical Center New Orleans by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for further medical care.