Search for missing swimmer who may have come into contact with alligator resumes (opens original article in a new tab)

The New Orleans Police Department resumed searching Lake Pontchartrain for a missing swimmer who may have encountered an alligator. The search, paused earlier due to the alligator and weather, continues as a recovery mission with no new developments.

• Search resumed at Lake Pontchartrain for missing swimmer
• Operations paused due to 15-foot alligator and weather
• Sonar and drones used in search efforts
• Swimmer may have come into contact with alligator