Jack Crowell, 37, ejected from boat and killed when it hits fallen tree on Cane River in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Dad on river with young son dies after boat hits fallen tree, Louisiana officials say
The 4-year-old remained in the boat before people who saw the crash took him into one of their boats. The “good Samaritans” called 911 and later spotted the dad in the water, state officials wrote in a news release.
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