Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents are investigating a boating fatality that occurred on March 11 in Ouachita Parish.
The body of Earl Clack, 48, of Bastrop, was recovered from Black Bayou around 7 a.m., this morning on March 17.
LDWF agents were notified on March 11 around 3:30 p.m. about two men being ejected from their 14-foot vessel into Black Bayou in Monroe. The operator of the vessel was rescued by a good Samaritan shortly after the incident. Clack never resurfaced and authorities immediately began searching for him.
According to the survivor, he was operating the vessel with a tiller steer handle when they hit a wake causing the kill switch to detach from the motor and shutting the motor off. The vessel then took a hard turn and both subjects were ejected into the water.
LDWF will be the lead investigative agency for this fatal boating incident. Clack was not wearing a personal flotation device when he was recovered. The operator was wearing a personal flotation device at the time of the incident. Clack’s body was turned over to the Ouachita Parish Coroner’s Office.
LDWF Agents Investigating Fatal Boating Incident in Ouachita Parish
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