A man's body was found in Lake Pontchartrain on Wednesday, but authorities on Thursday would not say if they think he is the boater who went missing after a sailboat crashed into the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway early Sunday.

Searchers have been scouring the lake since before dawn Sunday, after rescuing a woman from the sailboat that struck the bridge. They said the missing man was the only other person on board.

A body was found in the lake Wednesday afternoon in Tangipahoa Parish, said Taylor Brazan, a spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. WWL-Louisiana reported that the body was found near Manchac.

As of 2:30 p.m. Thursday, an identification had not been released, and an autopsy was pending.

Brazan said Wildlife and Fisheries, which has been leading

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