RedactedNarrative: On February 7, 2019, at approximately 8:00 P.M., LDWF agents were advised of a boat accident in Hopedale, Louisiana. Agents were notified multiple subjects had been ejected from a vessel (LA 7652 GC) for unknown reasons. One subject was observed going under the water and never resurfacing.  Agents arrived at the scene at approximately 8:40 a.m. to begin searching for the missing boater and document the vessel. Agents were also able to question the operator and other occupant of the vessel. 
  
  Agents were notified the group had set off to fish Lake Borgne at approximately 6:30 a.m. Subjects had been operating during low visibility (dense fog) when the operator took a sharp turn to avoid the bank in Lena Lagoon. 
  
  Both the operator, Subject1, and Victim were ejected due to the abrupt turn. The other occupant was able to take control of the vessel and retrieve Subject1 from the water. Subject2 observed Victim yelling approximately 12 feet from the vessel, however was unable to reach the subject (Subject1 was holding onto the side of the vessel). 
  
  After trying to reach Victim with an 8 foot PVC pipe (Cajun anchor), subject was observed going under the water, never to resurface. Agents obtained a GPS coordinate and general location of where the incident took place. At approximately 10:00 a.m., the body of Victim was discovered by LDWF agents, SBPSO deputies, and USCG personnel. Subject was turned over to the St. Bernard Coroner where he pronounced dead(autopsy pending). Agents were able to present both boating accident documentation to be completed and retrieved on another date. After documentation off the vessel, incident, and all persons involved, agents cleared the scene.
  