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 Dubuisson following a fatal boating incident.
Agents received information about a boater that entered the water in Lake Duuoisson and never resurfaced around 1 p.m. 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 eyewitness, 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.