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Coast Guard searching for missing man in waters south of Cocodrie

Posted at 10:06 PM, Oct 24, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-24 23:06:43-04

The Coast Guard says they are searching for a person in the water near Caillou Bay approximately 15 miles southwest of Cocodrie.

The Coast Guard says received a report at 11:25 a.m. of a missing 60-year-old man who was last seen aboard the vessel Miss Trudy. There were two people aboard the vessel.

At around 12:30 p.m. Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office alerted coast guard officials that the Miss Trudy sank and a Good Samaritan vessel recovered one of the people from the water.