A New Orleans man was rescued by the Coast Guard after his kayak capsized in eastern Lake Pontchartrain.
A train operator on the railway adjacent to Irish Bayou reported the overturned boat and a man who appeared distressed in the water Tuesday afternoon. Coast Guard Station New Orleans sent a 29-foot boat, and Air Station New Orleans sent a MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter. The boat crew rescued the man, who was wearing a life jacket, and took him to shore with no reported injuries. The Coast Guard did not identify the man.
