The bodies of two men who drowned in separate incidents on the Bogue Chitto River this weekend have been recovered.
The body of 21-year-old Kirk Craig, Jr., of New Orleans, who drowned during a tubing outing Saturday, was recovered by divers from the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office Sunday morning.
Then, about 6 p.m. Sunday, officials were notified that 31=year-old Reginald Burris of Franklinton was missing, He had last been seen while swimming with one of his children off a beach inside Bogue Chitto State Park. Witnesses said Burris appeared to be in trouble, then disappeared. The child was rescued. His body was recovered about 8 p.m.
The drownings were the first on the river since last July 9, when 14-year-old Chris Ernst of Plaquemine drowned while tubing the river with his family. Burris was the second person to drown in the state park since it opened last year.
