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One Dead After Car Plunges Into Atchafalaya River
Posted: Mar 17, 2010 9:46 AM by Jim Hummel
Updated: Mar 17, 2010 9:46 AM
St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says one person is dead after a car plunged into the Atchafalaya River in Melville.
Witnesses say the driver of the car lost control, struck a barricade and plunged into the Atchafalaya River just as the Melville Ferry was pulling in. The car was wedged underneath the ferry.
An investigation is underway.
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