Rescuers are searching for a 15-year-old man, a 14-year-old woman and an 8-year-old woman who were last seen entering the Mississippi River near the Crescent City Connection Bridge in New Orleans. news release on sunday.
It is not clear how and why the children entered the water. Several rescue teams are involved in the search, including New Orleans police and firefighters, a Coast Guard helicopter crew and several boat crews, the statement said.
The New Orleans Regional Transit Service stopped servicing its Algeria-Canal Street ferry while the Coast Guard searched the area, according to WDSU, a subsidiary of CNN. The ferry service has been suspended since Sunday morning, the branch said.
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