Rod Willhoft, 33, dead after being thrown from boat, 4 others injured in collision with Highway 11 drawbridge on Lake Pontchartrain in Slidell, Louisiana
Missing New Orleans boater found dead, four others hospitalized after boat crashes into drawbridge
The man, identified by 4WWL as Rod Willhoft of Arabi, was discovered unresponsive about 11:30 a.m. Sunday and declared dead, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
1 person dead, 4 rescued after boat slams into drawbridge near New Orleans
The crash occurred about 7 p.m. on Saturday when the boat, with four other people aboard, hit the Highway 11 drawbridge on the northeast side of the lake, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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