By Associated Press - Wednesday, December 28, 2016

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - U.S. Coast Guard officials say a man and his 5-year-old daughter have been rescued from their recreational boat after it began taking on water near the northern end of Lake Borgne.

NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports (https://bit.ly/2iDWmti ) that the Coast Guard launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew and reached the boat shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Coast Guard officials say the father and daughter were flown to Air Station New Orleans and were in stable condition.



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Information from: The Times-Picayune, https://www.nola.com

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