Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents performed a successful search and rescue mission on Nov. 3 in Vermilion Bay.
LDWF agents were notified about two overdue boaters on board a vessel about 9 p.m. on Nov. 3. The missing boaters were a 57-year-old father and his 10-year-old son both from Erath.
LDWF agents immediately began conducting search and rescue efforts in conjunction with U.S. Coast Guard and the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office to locate the missing boaters.
LDWF agents located the missing boat with both boaters safely inside the vessel on Nov. 4 around 1:25 a.m. LDWF loaded the father and son onto their vessel and transported the boaters back to the dock where they were evaluated by Emergency Medical Services and released to go home.
Agents found out that the boat battery died leaving the two boaters in need of assistance.