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Missing boater on Diversion canal

Posted on 5/25/14 at 9:55 pm
Posted by tigers win2
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2009
3840 posts
Posted on 5/25/14 at 9:55 pm
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It happened shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday on the Diversion Canal. According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, a man on a jet-ski attempted to swap water crafts with someone else on a boat while the engines were idle. Investigators said that while getting onto the boat, the operator of the jet-ski slipped and hit the throttle, causing the vessel to surge forward. Deputies said that is when the man fell from the boat, and he hit the propeller as he entered the water. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Amant Fire Department, and the Gonzales Fire Department Dive Team are helping with the search.


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This post was edited on 5/25/14 at 9:58 pm
Posted by Kcrad
Diamondhead
Member since Nov 2010
55025 posts
Posted on 5/25/14 at 9:57 pm to
Damn, what a way to go.

Just Damn.
Posted by Croacka
Denham Springs
Member since Dec 2008
61441 posts
Posted on 5/25/14 at 9:58 pm to
Riding a jet ski without a life jacket???
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
45820 posts
Posted on 5/25/14 at 10:01 pm to
We saw all the emergency vehicles passing, just got a call that it is SIL's friend's brother...
Posted by LSUwag
Florida man
Member since Jan 2007
17319 posts
Posted on 5/26/14 at 8:43 am to
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man on a jet-ski


I hate those damned things. The number of people who die on them yearly is amazing.

Prayers sent to family.
This post was edited on 5/26/14 at 8:45 am
Posted by nahtanojc
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2006
980 posts
Posted on 5/26/14 at 2:21 pm to
Used to work with him at a restaurant downtown.

You just never know. . . wow.

Prayers going out to his family
Posted by redfish99
B.R.
Member since Aug 2007
16513 posts
Posted on 5/26/14 at 5:31 pm to
Very sad story. Every year this area has 2-3 deaths due to lack of judgment by those who should no better.
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