Body of Brusly man found in waterway
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PORT ALLEN — Sheriff’s investigators recovered the body of a Brusly man from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at 6:58 a.m. Tuesday, the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office reported.
Sheriff’s Maj. Leonard Tobias said Lawrence Burks, 47, was on a fishing trip with two friends Monday evening when a seat in the boat broke, throwing Burks into the water.
Sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene of the boating accident shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, but were unable to find Burks.
The search was suspended later Monday as inclement weather rolled through the area, Tobias said.
Burks’ body was found in a stretch of the waterway near La. 415 when the search resumed Tuesday, Tobias said.
Sheriff’s Maj. Leonard Tobias said Lawrence Burks, 47, was on a fishing trip with two friends Monday evening when a seat in the boat broke, throwing Burks into the water.
Sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene of the boating accident shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, but were unable to find Burks.
The search was suspended later Monday as inclement weather rolled through the area, Tobias said.
Burks’ body was found in a stretch of the waterway near La. 415 when the search resumed Tuesday, Tobias said.
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