NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Authorities say a body has been recovered from Lake Pontchartrain.

Body of missing boater recovered from Lake Pontchartrain, identified as 51-year-old Metairie man, officials say

Officials confirmed the recovery Wednesday but said the person’s identity has not yet been determined.

However, the United States Coast Guard and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Marine Division confirmed Sunday, Aug. 31, a search for a missing boater who was thrown overboard when his sailboat struck the Causeway Bridge.

Search underway for boater missing in Lake Pontchartrain, Coast Guard says

No other details have been released as the investigation continues.

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