NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard searched the Mississippi River and the Carnival Cruise Ship Valor briefly turned around after a mistaken report of a man overboard late Saturday afternoon.
According to the Coast Guard, a man had heart-attack symptoms on board and a report to the Coast Guard led to a mistaken belief that someone was in the water.
The Coast Guard had a helicopter and a couple of other rescue assets in the Mississippi River until the mistake was confirmed.
Just 10 days ago a woman on the Valor fell or jumped into the water and a search was set up. The search was suspended.
► Get breaking news from your neighborhood delivered directly to you by downloading the new FREE WWL-TV News app now in the IOS App Store or Google Play.
