UPDATE: Coast Guard Rescues Missing Jet Skier

UPDATE: Coast Guard rescues missing jet skier on Lake Ponchartrain

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued a missing jet skier approximately five miles from the north shore of the Causeway near New Orleans, Sunday.

Rescued was Luis Carrillo.

A Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry fixed-wing aircraft crew located Carrillo in the middle of their search pattern and called in a good Samaritan to stand by while a Coast Guard Station New Orleans boatcrew made their way to the location.

Once on scene, the station New Orleans boat crew transferred Carrillo aboard and transported him back to station New Orleans where he was reported to be in good condition.

"Local agencies including Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries and St Tammany Parish Sherriff's Office coordinated well with Coast Guard search and rescue coordinators to efficiently find the missing jet skier," said Chris Hampton, a civilian search and rescue coordinator at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans.

Searching For Missing Jet Skier On Lake Ponchartrain

Missing is Luis Carrillo, 29.

Coast Guard searches for missing jet skier on Lake Ponchartrain

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is searching for one overdue jet skier on Lake Ponchartrain near New Orleans, Sunday.

Missing is Luis Carrillo, 29.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans were notified at 6:25 p.m., Saturday, by a good Samaritan who had spotted the overdue wearing a black wet suit drifting on a jet ski near the Highway 11 and Railroad bridges.

The original departure location was Slidell.

Searching are:

A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew;

A Coast Guard Station New Orleans response boatcrew;

Three St. Tammany Parrish Sheriff's Office boatcrews;

A friend of the overdue is also aiding the search on their own small boat.

Anyone with information is requested to call Coast Guard Sector New Orleans at 504-365-2200 or on radio VHF-FM channel 16.