SABINE PARISH, LA : Man accidentally drowns in Toledo Bend Reservoir on Wednesday, 31st July 2019

A Sabine Parish man accidentally drowned Wednesday on the Louisiana side of Toledo Bend Reservoir.
The coroner said no one saw what happened.
But it appears that 78-year-old William B. Ryan died while trying to retrieve his boat at a landing off Louisiana Highway 191 about a half dozen miles southwest of his home in Converse, Sabine Coroner Ron Rivers said.
Ryan left the village with his boat about 2 p.m. to go fishing.
Evidence suggests that he was launching his boat into the reservoir off A-1 Camp Road when the rope broke.
After parking his truck, Rivers said, it appears that Ryan waded into the water fully clothed to get his boat.
About 5:20 p.m., a couple fishermen found where he had drowned.

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