On December 20, 2011 at about 10 - 10:30 a.m. wife left her camp on Beehive Chute in the Atchafalaya Basin. When she left, her husband was still at the camp. She later stated that he wanted to go home to check on the building contractors who were working on their house. She returned to the camp before 2:00 p.m. and Victim wasn't there.  She stated that she wasn't concerned because it wasn't unlike Victim to leave  by catching a ride home from someone else.  Aat about 11:00 a.m. subject was approaching his houseboat, about one mile downstream of the victim's  camp. He saw Victim paddling his pirogue/canoe with the current, headed south.  He stated that Victim was in a small boat with little freeboard and appeared to be having trouble with the current.  He also stated that he asked Victim if he needed assistance and Victim waved his hand in a way that indicated that he was alright.  wife reported her husband missing on Thursday December 22nd when she got to the landing and saw that their truck was still there. LDWF assisted in a search for Victim for several days.  He was recovered from Charenton Lake by St. Mary S.O. on December 28th.  Victim was turned over to St. Mary Coroner's investigator, pending Coroner's investigative report.
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