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.
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