lake P boater missing since this morning

hope everything turns out ok

Prayers sent

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kill switch and lifejackets saves lives...

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Sitting down in a safe location too.

wonder if that is what WWL was reporting this am about Coast Guard flying low near the bridge?

been out there when it got rough. Fished the tressels, launched bayou liberty. It got bad one night, I thought I was going to sink my 16ft flat.


Driving down the hump one day, vehicles were swerving in front, dust cloud, and everything came to a stop. Everyone was running to the rail. We got out and ran to the rail. Truck went over. One guy swam up, the other never made it. Boats and a jetski came over. One guy jumped in from the bridge. That was something I never want to have to get out of.

Wear a PFD!

Slidell, La. - A search is underway Tuesday for a Slidell man that fell overboard from a fishing boat into Lake Pontchartrain.

It happened around 3:30am in Slidell near the foot of the old twinspans where a new fishing pier was recently built.

According to the Coast Guard and Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, four people were on the boat when the man fell. The others on board told investigators that the water was rough and that the man was not wearing a life jacket.

The Coast Guard has a helicopter and a 45 foot response boat assisting in the search.

According to La. Wildlife and Fisheries, the missing man is identified as 21 year-old Isiah Tate

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i fish there a good bit. It can get pretty rough out there, but i am 100% sure that if my padnuh fell overboard and i saw him/her i would have to jump in after them. I dont see how it could have been that rough this morning though, i may be wrong though.

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I was just curious. Someone said it was pre-dawn, that would make sense.

Man if I went fishing with a friends and didn't come back with one, I don't know if I'd be able to get back in a boat. Truly heart breaking.

I have no problem putting on a PDF. At night and when it is rough, this is could save your life.

One extra idea for at night. Saw a friend do this the other night with his son. He put on a green light stick to his PDF. If one was to go over, you would be able to see the person with the light stick. Times of this situation could be chaotic, therefore the light will help spot the person. It also helps when in the boat. It creates a little light around you for the things you do.

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It also helps when in the boat. It creates a little light around you for the things you do.

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Sometimes when I'm fishing yo-yo's at night, I'll break one open and throw it on the floor of my boat.

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Hope they find him soon. 11 hours with no pfd on...

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I'm sure it was officially changed from a rescue to a search hours ago.

Depending on what he ate, etc. the body will surface. For the family's sake, there's a lot to be said about THAT. A game warden that coached me told me how they'd pull up bodies the crabs were eating.