The bodies of two drowning victims have been recovered in recent days from the Bogue Chitto River, the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office announced yesterday.
Sheriff Randy Seal declined to provide the identities or ages of the victims, describing each only as a young man.
The first victim, from Jefferson Parish, was visiting a state park near Franklinton with his family. According to the sheriff’s office, the victim went under while swimming in the river Aug. 1. His body was recovered downriver from the park area three days later.
The second victim was from Livingston Parish. He was on a river tubing excursion with friends Aug. 9 when he drowned near the Highway 437 bridge. His body was recovered the same day. Three companions in the group who could not swim were rescued by sheriff’s deputies shortly after the drowning was reported.
