Fatal Boating Incident in Iberia Parish Under Investigation
Aug 13, 2018 01:05PM ● By Camille Mosley
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents are investigating a single fatal boating incident that occurred on Aug. 11 in Iberia Parish.
The body of Leonard Norbert Jr., 58, of New Iberia, was recovered from Mud Lake around 9:50 p.m. on Aug. 11.
LDWF agents along with the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office were alerted around 6:40 p.m. by two fishermen that found an unmanned aluminum boat and a fishing pole nearby in the water.
LDWF will be the lead investigative agency for this fatal boating incident. Norbert’s body was found near the unmanned boat without a personal flotation device.
It is unknown at this time how Norbert entered the water. His body was turned over to the Iberia Parish Coroner’s Office to determine an official cause of death.
The body of Leonard Norbert Jr., 58, of New Iberia, was recovered from Mud Lake around 9:50 p.m. on Aug. 11.
LDWF agents along with the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office were alerted around 6:40 p.m. by two fishermen that found an unmanned aluminum boat and a fishing pole nearby in the water.
LDWF will be the lead investigative agency for this fatal boating incident. Norbert’s body was found near the unmanned boat without a personal flotation device.
It is unknown at this time how Norbert entered the water. His body was turned over to the Iberia Parish Coroner’s Office to determine an official cause of death.
