VERNON PARISH, La. — Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents recovered the body of a boater who went missing Sunday.
Investigators say the fatal boating incident happened in Vernon Parish on Jan. 28.
LDWF agents, along with the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office, Leesville Fire Department, and the Alexandria Fire Department searched for Derek Green, 42, of Pineville.
Agents recovered his body from Vernon Lake around 4:20 p.m. Sunday.
Two juveniles who were on the boat when it happened told investigators that Green was operating the trolling motor on his boat when a wave hit the boat and knocked him into the water. According to the two juvenile passengers on the vessel, Green resurfaced a few times and then was not seen again.
Green’s body was turned over to the Vernon Parish Coroner’s Office to determine an official cause of death. Agents say when he was recovered, he was found to not be wearing a personal flotation device.
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