Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries investigating after man’s body found in Livingston Parish
LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents are investigating a Tuesday, May 7 deadly boating incident in Livingston Parish.
Agents said they were notified around 7:45 p.m. by Good Samaritans about an unoccupied 16-foot vessel that ran aground against the bank of the bay. LDWF said the body of Patrick Jones, 57, was recovered from Colyell Bay around 8 p.m.
The vessel’s engine was still running and the throttle was still in the forward position, agents said. Jones’s body was found in the same area of the unoccupied boat.
LDWF said it is unknown at this time what caused Jones to be ejected from the boat and that his body was recovered without wearing a personal flotation device.
His body was turned over to the Livingston Parish Coroner’s Office to determine an official cause of death. This is a developing story.
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