Swamp tour boat flips; all rescued
Published: October 3, 2004
An air boat carrying 16 tourists through the swamps here capsized Saturday evening, critically injuring three aboard, authorities said.
The accident occurred in the swamps surrounding Lake Salvador, about 22 miles south of New Orleans.
The Coast Guard initially said at least one person was dead and one was missing but later said that could not be confirmed.
Jefferson Parish sheriff’s spokesman Col. John Fortunato said all passengers and the captain were found and taken to hospitals in the New Orleans area, where two were in critical condition. Another person was upgraded to serious, officials said.
Tourists flock to the swamps to see wildlife that includes alligators — often drawn into sight by chicken meat dangling from poles on the boats.
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