Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officers and delegates from the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office reportedly rescued three boys from Vermilion Bay this morning of November 26, LDWF officers said they were alerted at around 6 a.m. to a boat that capsized in Vermilion Bay with two 17-year-olds. DWF agents along with VPSO delegates arrived on the scene around 6:45 a.m. and were able to get the boys aboard the LDWF boat. Agents and deputies transported the boys to shore where they were examined by emergency medical services personnel and released to their families. was told it was too rough so they tried to turn around to turn around but the motorbike stalled. The boat then hit the water and capsized. One of the boys had his cell phone in a waterproof case and they were able to call VPSO for help. LDWF Enforcement will be the lead investigator on this boating incident.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officers and deputies from the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office rescued three boys from Vermilion Bay this morning, Nov.
LDWF agents said they were alerted at around 6 a.m. to a boat that capsized in Vermilion Bay with two 17-year-old boys and an 18-year-old man clinging to the boat.
LDWF staff along with VPSO delegates arrived on the scene around 6:45 a.m. and were able to get the boys aboard the LDWF boat.
Agents and deputies transported the boys ashore where they were examined by emergency medical services personnel and returned to their families.
Staff members learned that the boys launched their 14 to 16-foot boat in Vermilion Bay for a duck hunt around 5 a.m.
The water was deemed too coarse, so they tried to turn around to get back in when the engine stalled. The boat then hit the water and capsized. One of the boys left his cell phone in a waterproof case and they were able to call VPSO for help.
LDWF Enforcement will be the lead investigator on this boating incident.
