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BOGALUSA, La. (WVUE) - A 16-year-old boy drowned on Friday, July 4, at an outdoor recreational park in Washington Parish, the sheriff’s office confirms.
The sheriff’s office said that when their units responded to a call about a drowning, the victim was dead on the scene.
The incident occurred at White Sands Lake Day Beach, located near the unincorporated community of Enon.
Authorities are not releasing the identity of the victim at this time because the victim is a juvenile, the sheriff’s office said.