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Fatal accident, vehicle submerged in canal

December 21, 2011 9:52 AM

A fatal accident in Lafayette last night. Sometime after 10:30 p.m., a vehicle traveling in the 200 block of Leblanc Road drove into a canal. The vehicle fully submerged. One person was inside the vehicle at the time of the accident. 39 year-old Kasey Kramer was in the vehicle, but... more »
Louisiana Woman's Body Recovered From Submerged Car

July 6, 2010 8:38 AM

JENNINGS, La. (AP) - Authorities have recovered a Lake Arthur woman's body from a submerged vehicle in Bayou Nezpique (neh-PEE'-kay), east of Jennings. Divers pulled the body of 42-year-old Rhonda Istre Tucker from the submerged car several yards from the shoreline at about 11:20 a.m. Monday. She was taken to... more »
UPDATE: Crews Locate Submerged Truck Near Melville

March 17, 2010 3:23 PM

Crews located the submerged truck nearly 30 feet below the surface in the Atchafalaya River. The body of the sole occupant, Billy Duplechain, has been found in the vehicle. We will have the latest on the continued investigation on TV3 and Acadiana's Newschannel. ------------------- The victim has... more »