VENETIAN ISLES, La. (WVUE) – A male boater died Friday night (May 23) apparently after striking an object while passing beneath the recently reopened Chef Menteur Pass Bridge, officials said.
The victim’s identity and age have not been disclosed.
Kirk Jacobs, chief of the Fort Pike Volunteer Fire Department, told Fox 8 the boater was familiar and frequently fished in the area. He said the victim might have hit an obstruction beneath the bridge, which was under repair for the past three months and just reopened last Thursday…