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Bodies of two teens lost on Lake Pontchartrain believed to be found

By Jude Young

Monday, March 17 2008

NEW ORLEANS - WGSO 990am has learned that local and state officials report they have now recovered two bodies they believe to be the two teenagers who disappeared following a fishing excursion in Lake Pontchartrain last weekend. Beau Beranger of Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries confirms that a second body was found today after one was recovered yesterday in the lake. Coast Guard, New Orleans police, and other search-and-rescue officials called off the search for the teens late last week, just days after the boat was found containing the teens' fishing gear and sneakers. Beranger says the first body was located yesterday very near where 16-year-old George McClain and 18-year-old Otis Thornton launched the boat off Branch Drive in the Little Woods area. Today, Beranger confirms a second body was found around the south point of the lake, roughly three miles east of the first discovery. In regards to the search and discoveries, Beranger says, "Please stress, it was a cooperative effort with our agency working with NOPD." The Orleans Parish Coroner's has yet to officially confirm the identity of the two bodies. Bookmark

Last Updated ( Tuesday, March 18 2008 )

 

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