Man Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes In River

FORT JACKSON, La. - WDSU .com

A 70-year-old man is missing and presumed dead after his boat capsized in the Mississippi River near Fort Jackson, Plaquemines Parish Maj. John Marie said.

Sheriff's deputies responded to a call at 3:10 p.m. Monday after two small boats capsized in the river.

The Coast Guard rescued two men from the water, and the sheriff's office rescued a third, but a fourth man was presumed drowned.

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