Coast Guard investigates Jean Lafitte airboat crash
JEFFERSON, La. (WGNO) — An airboat accident has left one person dead and two others injured. The Coast Guard says the airboat ran into a cable that was connected to a barge.
It happened at about 10:30 on Friday morning, May 23, on the Intracoastal Waterway near Jean Lafitte. 11 people were on the airboat.
The Coast Guard is conducting an investigation along with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
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