The Coast Guard rescued a capsized kayaker Tuesday on Lake Pontchartrain.
A resident of New Orleans was safely rescued while wearing a life jacket and had no reported injuries.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report around 2 p.m. from a train operator who was traveling on a railway adjacent to Irish Bayou.
The operator reported that he saw a blue capsized kayak and a person in the water who appeared to be in distress.
A Coast Guard Station New Orleans 29-foot Response Boat-Small boat crew and a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter aircrew deployed in response.
The boat crew arrived on scene and safely rescued the man from the water.
He was then safely transferred to shore.
