Four rescued after boat capsizes near Causeway Bridge
METAIRIE, La. (WGNO) — Four people have been rescued after a boat reportedly capsized near the Causeway Bridge on Saturday, Aug. 24.
According to the Jefferson Parish Fire Department, around 2:30 p.m., members of the JPFD were dispatched to a boat rescue of the four individuals, only two of whom were wearing life jackets.
(Courtesy: Jefferson Parish Fire Department) (Courtesy: Jefferson Parish Fire Department)
The JPFD received help from a “good Samaritan” boat owner that took three of the firefighters out to where the accident occurred. All four boaters were rescued.
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Video captured by WGNO showed the overturned boat in the water nearby the Causeway, 15 minutes from Bonnabel Boat Launch.
Further information hasn’t been provided in this incident.
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