On June 10, 2023 at approximately 3:00 p.m. operator was operating a vessel on Lake D'Arbonne when a strong storm came in rapidly. The storm caused swells of waves to form on the lake.  Operator was backing away from the dock at Jake's Landing in an attempt to place his vessel on his trailer.  The reversing action of the vessel accompanied with the large waves caused the vessel to be swamped.  The vessel was overtaken by a wave from the stern filling the vessel with water. Operator's vessel was then grounded by the wind and wave action. Once the storm had passed Operator and his passenger were able to manually load the vessel on the trailer. 

Drugs and/or alcohol were not a factor in the incident. PFD's were used by both Operator and his passenger. The vessel had remote steering. The weather combined with the waves action, it created, were the primary causes of this incident.

Lake D'Arbonne
Farmerville                   