Latest news with #JohnHrabley
Yahoo
01-08-2025
- Yahoo
Boater found stuck in St. Tammany Parish marsh by deputies rescued
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WGNO) — A Pearl River man is safe after being rescued from a St. Tammany Parish marsh. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office was alerted of a missing 70-year-old man on Tuesday, July 29. Louisiana surfer gets sober on Grand Isle waves His family told deputies that he had not returned home after a crabbing trip and had not been heard from since 10 a.m. By 5 p.m., they began the search with the help of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries and U.S. Coast Guard. While describing his usual launch point and route, the family told deputies that the man was partially paralyzed on his left side due to a previous medical condition. STPSO Sgt. Chuck White and Deputy John Hrabley followed the trail to find his boat partially submerged in the marsh. Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project canceled The boater was found in the water, alone, exhausted and without a phone, which fell into the water. He was reportedly in the water for about nine hours due to his medical condition. He explained that his engine failed. White and Hrabley rescued the man and turned him over to medical personnel who evaluated and brought him home that Posts New Orleans at-large candidates debate worker rights, city issues at forum Summer storms come back on Friday Favorite FQ restaurant may be forced to close Eastbank uses monster comeback to beat Mississippi in LLBWS Southwest Regional opener New Louisiana license plates showcasing the arts now available Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Miami Herald
30-07-2025
- Miami Herald
‘Partially paralyzed' man stuck 9 hours in slowly sinking boat, LA rescuers say
A partially paralyzed man spent hours trapped in a 'terrifying' predicament when his boat began sinking in a southeast Louisiana marsh, rescuers say. The discovery was made just after sunset Friday, July 25, in a remote area along the banks of Lake Borgne. 'When a 57-year-old crabber didn't return home from the East Pearl River, his family knew something wasn't right,' the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office wrote in a July 30 Facebook post. 'They told deputies he was partially paralyzed on his left side due to a previous medical condition, and that he hadn't been heard from since 10 a.m. By 5 p.m., he was officially missing.' Multiple agencies joined in the search, starting from the man's 'usual launch point,' officials said. The search ended three hours later, in 'a marshy area near Lake Borgne.' 'What they found was nothing short of terrifying. The man's boat was partially submerged. His motor had failed. His phone had gone underwater. And he was in the water … exhausted, alone, and without any way to call for help,' the sheriff's office said. 'Stranded for nearly nine hours, unable to move freely due to his medical condition, and surrounded by marshland, he was out of options.' The man was pulled from the marsh by Sgt. Chuck White and Deputy John Hrabley with the parish's Marine Division and taken for a medical evaluation, officials said. The man's identity has not been released. He was treated 'for heat-related issues,' then taken home that same night, officials said. Temperatures rose to 90 degrees that day in the parish, AccuWeather reports. 'This is what we do. And on this day, it saved a life,' the sheriff's office said. The situation started when the man's boat malfunctioned, and then his cellphone went 'dead,' the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reports. Lake Borgne is just east of New Orleans.
