Coast Guard investigates Jean Lafitte airboat crash
JEFFERSON, La. (WGNO) — An airboat accident has left one person dead and two others injured. The Coast Guard says the airboat ran into a cable that was connected to a barge.
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It happened at about 10:30 on Friday morning, May 23, on the Intracoastal Waterway near Jean Lafitte. 11 people were on the airboat.
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