n November 12th, 2023 at approximately 5:20AM, Wildlife and Fisheries Sgt. was notified by LDWF Dispatch that a boat accident had taken place earlier in Baptiste Collete. Sgt.  made contact with the vessel operator and notified him he was in route to the location of the accident. The agent was informed that there were no injuries and the vessel was pushed up on the bank. The operator told the agent that he had been operating his 18 foot mud boat near the north bank of Baptiste Collete when he hit a rock jetty. He began to take on water and beached the vessel on the bank to avoid sinking. He had one passenger on the vessel with him and another vessel was following him. The operator informed the agent that they were safe and that they had called Sea Tow to salvage the vessel.
Baptiste Collette
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