The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office announced deputies with their Marine Division have recovered the body of a crab fisherman who fell into a Lacombe-area canal Wednesday morning.
Authorities say the man was crabbing off a bridge on Lake Road near Lacombe when witnesses say they heard a splash and noticed the man had fallen into the water. They immediately called 911.
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His body was later found approximately 40 feet away from where he had fallen into the water.
The body has been turned over to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office for positive identification and determination of the cause of death.
