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Coast Guard rescues stranded boaters near mouth of Mississippi River

United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard

Seven boaters are back on land after being rescued from a grounded vessel off the Plaquemines Parish coast.

According to the United States Coast Guard, that rescue happened around 5:45 p.m. Saturday on North Breton Island.


Watchstanders sent a Coast Guard helicopter to rescue the stranded boaters. The aircrew hoisted the boaters onto their helicopter and flew them to New Orleans Lakefront Airport.

None of the boaters suffered injuries.