Two dead after Tickfaw River boating collision early Sunday

Emily Enfinger
·2 min read
Two dead after Tickfaw River boating collision early Sunday

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (KLFY) — Two people died early Sunday after a pontoon boat and a Sea Fox boat collided on the Tickfaw River near Kings Point, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.

The collision resulted in the death of a 27-year-old female, a passenger of the Sea Fox boat, and a 36-year-old male, who was the operator of the pontoon boat, Wildlife and Fisheries said. The names of the deceased boaters will not be released by authorities until all next of kin have been notified.

Wildlife and Fisheries was alerted of the incident around 12:17 a.m. Sunday. Authorities said they arrived on scene, the 25-foot pontoon boat was heavily damaged and the 25-foot Sea Fox boat was capsized.

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The 27-year-old Sea Fox passenger was trapped under the capsized vessel, authorities said, but an agent and another individual were able to jump into the water and retrieve her body. The woman was taken to North Oaks Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Meanwhile, a search was underway for the 36-year-old male who operated the pontoon boat. His body was recovered around 12:45 a.m., Wildlife and Fisheries said. The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Springfield Fire Department helped with the search.

Three people on the sea Fox and three people on the pontoon boat were taken to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.

Wildlife and Fisheries said they will be leading the investigation of the fatal boating incident.

The cause of the crash is unknown as of Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Wildlife and Fisheries said six people were on the Sea Fox and seven people were on the pontoon boat at the time of the crash. No one was wearing a personal flotation device, authorities said.

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