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Coast Guard searching for a man in Boudreaux Canal

Posted at 8:34 PM, Sep 06, 2020
and last updated 2020-09-06 21:34:45-04

The Coast Guard is searching for a person Sunday evening in Boudreaux Canal.

Missing is Jimmy Garcia, 49, described as a Hispanic man last seen wearing boxers and not wearing a life jacket.

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.

Currently involved in the search for the missing person: