The Coast Guard is searching for a man who apparently went swimming Sunday in Boudreaux Canal in Terrebonne Parish.
"Missing is Jimmy Garcia, 49, described as a Hispanic man last seen wearing boxers and not wearing a life jacket," the Coast Guard said in a news release.
The call came in Sunday afternoon.
"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."
The Guard sent several assets to the scene:
- Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter aircrew
- Coast Guard Station Grand Isle 24-foot Special Purpose Craft - Shallow Water boat crew
- Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Dulac 26-foot Trailerable Aids to Navigation Boat boat crew
- Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office
