Coast Guard searching for missing boater in Vermilion Bay

According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff Office assisted in the search on Wednesday for a missing boater who initially launched out of Vermilion Parish.
Due to the vessel being a commercial fishing vessel, the U.S. Coast Guard took over the investigation, with continued assistance from the sheriff’s office.
The boat was located unoccupied Wednesday afternoon.
The missing boater has been identified as 53-year-old Matt Montz. He reportedly set off from the Maxie Pierce Boat Launch on the Intracoastal Waterway at about 2 p.m. Tuesday to retrieve crab traps in Vermillion Bay, according Coast Guard