Coast Guard and others search for man who went overboard in Houma Navigation Canal

The Courier and Daily Comet
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A search is underway for a 59-year-old man who fell from a boat in the Houma Navigation Canal, the Coast Guard said Friday.

Lawrence Kennedy was last seen in the water Thursday with no lifejacket near mile marker 21 in Dulac. The Coast Guard said it received a call at its New Orleans office at 7:34 p.m. Thursday from the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office reporting a man overboard.

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A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and 24-foot boat are searching the area, along with crews from the Sheriff's Office, Grand Caillou Fire Department and Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Coast Guard at (504) 365-2200.

Check back for updates.

This article originally appeared on The Courier: Search underway for man who went overboard into Houma Navigation Canal