VERMILION PARISH, La., (KLFY) — An unidentified man was rescued from Vermilion Bay by a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent May 16, authorities said.

Corporal Derek Logan, who was on shrimp patrol in Vermilion Bay, received a call about a sunken vessel nearby around 10:50 a.m. and immediately began searching the area, officials said. Around 11:15 a.m. Logan found a 56-year-old man without a personal flotation device clinging to a cooler and fuel tank from his 16-foot vessel.

Logan was able to retrieve the man from the water and bring him to shore to be checked out by local Emergency Medical Services where he was released without injury, authorities said. The man’s name was not released.

“This was a very fortunate outcome that could have turned out a lot worse,” said Col. Rachel Zechenelly, head of the LDWF Enforcement Division. “Corporal Logan did a great job of getting this man out of the water and to higher ground in a very fast and efficient manner.”

Two people rescued from capsized boat in Lake Palourde in St. Martin Parish

According to the rescued man, his vessel began taking on water when the wind and waves picked up, which suddenly sunk his boat, officials said.

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