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Boating Incident in Lake St. John Results in Fatality
Posted: Jun 16, 2012 12:51 PM by Sharlee Barriere
Updated: Jun 16, 2012 3:02 PM
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents responded to a boating incident on Lake St. John that left one man dead and possibly another at 12:15 a.m. this morning, June 16.
Bruce Pickle, 50, was found in the water by some onlookers after they witnessed him crash into a pier on Lake St. John with his bass boat around midnight. Pickle was ejected from the boat and was recovered by the witnesses who attempted CPR on him before authorities arrived.
Pickle's body was transferred to the Concordia Parish Coroner's Office. LDWF agents did pull a blood sample for a toxicology report, but do not suspect alcohol or drugs played a role in this incident at this time.
This morning, LDWF agents received a call about the possibility of another person still under the water at the wreck scene at the pier. The call has led authorities to believe there may have been a passenger with Pickle at the time of the wreck.
LDWF agents along with the Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office have begun searching for this possible missing boater.
Pickle was not wearing a personal flotation device. His cause of death is unknown at this time.
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