Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents are investigating a single vessel fatality in St. Martin Parish on June 7.
LDWF agents recovered the body of Robert L. Julien Jr., 46, of Opelousas, from the water near the Butte La Rose boat launch near Interstate 10 around 5:30 p.m. on June 7.
Agents received a call about a missing boater around 5 p.m. on June 7. According to a witness, Julien Jr. was attempting to load his personal watercraft onto a trailer when he fell into the water and never resurfaced.
LDWF will be the lead investigative agency for this boating incident. Julien Jr.’s body was turned over to the St. Martin Parish Coroner’s Office to determine an official cause of death. His body was found without a personal flotation device.