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Terry J. O'Keefe Jr., 41, killed, Jonie R. Morgan, 31, missing, and three children injured in boating accident on Pearl River Canal near Sun, Louisiana

Date:

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Area:

New Orleans, LA

A 14-foot flat boat capsized on the Pearl River Canal about 5:30 p.m. Saturday near Sun, Louisiana. Terry J. O'Keefe Jr., 41, who was driving the boat, was found deceased about 8 a.m. Sunday. Jonie R. Morgan, 31, the mother of three, remained missing as of early Sunday afternoon. The aluminum boat capsized while going over a lock after O'Keefe was unable to start the boat's engines.