PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. (WVUE) - A pipeline worker who went missing after an explosion near South Pass, Louisiana, was found dead, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The incident occurred on Saturday evening, prompting a search operation. The Louisiana State Police Emergency Services Unit (LSP ESU) reported that the explosion, which took place shortly after 8 p.m. in a marsh area near Venice in Plaquemines Parish, resulted in the death of 40-year-old Joshua Nichols from Lake Charles. When the explosion and fire occurred, Nichols had been operating a mud boat near a natural gas pipeline. His body was recovered by the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office on Sunday morning near the site of the explosion. The Coast Guard’s New Orleans Sector initially received information about the explosion, triggering a joint search effort involving boat and aircrew units. The cause of the explosion is still being investigated.
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