CAMERON, La. (AP) - State wildlife officials say one man died and another is recovering after a fishing trip turned tragic when the pair’s 18-foot aluminum boat took on water about 10 miles offshore south of Cameron Parish.
Adam Einck, a spokesman for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, said in a news release Derek Romero, of New Iberia, and Shane Marin, of St. Martin Parish, both 19, are believed to have been floating in the Gulf of Mexico for at least nine hours when agents found them about Wednesday morning.
Einck says both men were alive but in poor condition when crews located them floating in their life jackets near the partially sunken boat. He says Romero died at a hospital in Cameron Parish.
Marin was taken to Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and is listed in stable condition.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.