Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents rescued four stranded boaters in Plaquemines Parish on July 16.

Agents received information around 2 a.m. on July 16 about four stranded boaters on an island in Bastian Bay. Agents responded to the scene and were able to locate the four boaters on the island around 4:30 a.m.

According the boaters, they beached their vessel to fish on the island and their boat drifted off into the darkness. The boaters notified authorities when they noticed their vessel was no longer beached on the island.

After rescuing the boaters, the agents were also able to locate the vessel and returned it to the boaters.

Agents involved in this successful search and rescue are Sgt. Villere Reggio and Agent Brett Smith.