Fatal crash is under investigation after good Samaritans found body trapped in running boat in Colyell Bay

PORT VINCENT – The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is investigating a boating accident that killed a 57-year-old Port Vincent man in Colyell Bay.

At about 7:45 p.m., good Samaritans found an unoccupied 16-foot boat with its engine still running aground on the shore, LDWF agents said. They also found the body of Patrick Jones, who appeared to have been thrown from the boat without a personal flotation device, officials noted.

After recovery, his body was reportedly turned over to the Livingston Parish Coroner’s Office to determine an official cause of death.

The LDWF Enforcement Division will conduct an investigation into the crash and its cause.