LAFOURCHE PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Perry Barrios, of Des Allemands, Louisiana, has been identified as the body found floating in a canal in Lafourche Parish Wednesday.
Barrios, 50, was named by Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre as the body found near Cypress Drive, just off U.S. Highway 90 in Des Allemands Wednesday.
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Preliminary results of the investigation show his death was accidental and due to drowning, reports lpso.net.
Barrios was pronounced dead at the scene.
Just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16, deputies responded to Cypress Drive, just off U.S. Highway 90 in Des Allemands, in reference to a body found floating in a nearby canal. Investigators retrieved the remains and identified the man as Perry Barrios. The investigation into Barrios’ death has revealed no evidence of foul play.
An autopsy was conducted by the Lafourche Parish Coroner’s Office on Thursday, January 17. The preliminary report indicated Barrios died due to drowning.
Lafourche Parish is a parish located in the south of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 96,318. The parish seat is Thibodaux. The parish was formed in 1807, according to Wikipedia.