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The US Coast Guard is looking for three lacking minors who have been final seen getting into the Mississippi River in Louisiana on Saturday night, in keeping with the regulation enforcement service.
Rescue crews are looking for a 15-year-old male, a 14-year-old feminine and an 8-year-old feminine who have been final seen getting into the Mississippi River close to the Crescent Metropolis Connection Bridge in New Orleans, the US Coast Guard eighth District Heartland stated in a information launch on Sunday.
It’s unclear how and why the youngsters entered the water. A number of rescue groups are concerned within the search, together with the New Orleans police and hearth departments, the Coast Guard Air Station helicopter crew and a number of other boat crews, the discharge says.
The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority suspended service of its Algiers-Canal Road ferry because the Coast Guard searched the realm, in keeping with CNN affiliate WDSU. The ferry service stays suspended as of Sunday morning, the affiliate reported.