RedactedNarrative: On November 29, 2021 two subjects were reported to have been trying out a newly purchased "duck" boat. They were reported to have been missing / overdue from Pools Bluff on the Pearl River. The operator / owner of the vessel's truck with boat trailer were found at the Pools Bluff boat launch South of Bogalusa, LA.
  
   WPSO and STPSO deputies responded to the scene at approximately 8:15 pm  Cpl. responded to the scene at approximately 11:23 p.m. Around midnight Operator was found deceased, approximately 400 yards,  down river from the low head dam at Pools Bluff on the Pearl River. At that time officers believed the vessel had gone over the dam and sunk. WPSO and STPSO deputies along with a USCG Helicopter searched the area into the early morning.
  
  The water level drop from the top of the dam to the bottom was between 3 and 4 feet at the time of the incident.  WPSO and STPSO deputies along with a USCG Helicopter searched the area into the early morning
  
  On November 30, 2021 the search continued. A gas tank, possibly from Operator's vessel was found in the area near where he had been found. 
  
  On December 9, 2021 at approximately 8:45 am,  Sgt.'s located subject2 deceased at 30'40.741 / 89'50.395. Near the same time, searchers found a pair pants, with a engine shutoff lanyard attached, just below the dam on the MS side of the river at approximately 30'42.231 / 89'50.704. This is in the area crews believe they located the vessel by sonar. At this time the vessel location cannot be confirmed. These pants were later identified as the operators. This leads to believe the operator was wearing the engine shutoff lanyard. There were no witnesses to the accident and it is unknown what caused the vessel to go over the low head dam. More to follow
  