Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents are investigating a fatal boating incident that occurred in St. Landry Parish on March 26.
LDWF agents recovered the body of Wilma E. Robertson Jr., 59, of Opelousas, from Lake Duboisson following a fatal boating incident.
Agents received information about a boater that entered the water in Lake Duboisson and never resurfaced around 1 p.m. on March 26. LDWF agents along with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and recovered the body of Robertson Jr. around 2 p.m. within close proximity of his vessel.
According to an eye witness, Robertson was attempting to load his 14 foot aluminum vessel onto his trailer when his vessel began taking on water. Robertson then entered the water without a personal flotation device on his body and never resurfaced.
LDWF will be the lead investigative agency for this fatal boating incident.