LA Woman Lacy Patrick ID’d As Victim In 4th Of July Lake Pontchartrain Boating Accident

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LA. (THECOUNT) — Lacy Patrick, of Mobile, Louisiana, has been identified as the victim in a fatal boating accident Fourth of July in Louisiana.

Patrick, 20, was vacationing in Louisiana when she was killed in a boating accident while on Lake Pontchartrain.

According to reports, Patrick was swimming in the lake Thursday and was struck by a passing boat.

Patrick’s body was recovered at around 7:00 a.m. on Friday, reports WKRG.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is investigating the death.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the beloved woman:

No further details on the tragic accident were provided by officials.

Geo quick facts: Lake Pontchartrain is a massive estuary, the 2nd-largest inland saltwater body in the US, ringed with parks – In descending order of area, the lake is located in parts of six Louisiana parishes: St. Tammany, Orleans, Jefferson, St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, and Tangipahoa. The water boundaries were defined in 1979 – wikipedia.