{"id":141127,"date":"2025-03-28T02:01:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T19:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141127"},"modified":"2025-03-28T02:01:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T19:01:04","slug":"82-year-old-louisiana-man-rescued-after-stuck-hours-sinking-in-mud-while-crawfishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141127","title":{"rendered":"82-year-old Louisiana man rescued after stuck hours sinking in mud while crawfishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Fisherman Scott Enloe joined FOX Weather and discussed reeling in a possible record-breaking trout on Colorado\u2019s Blue Mesa Reservoir.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>LA PLACE, La.<\/strong> \u2013 An afternoon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crawfishing<\/a> turned near-death for an 82-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/louisiana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana<\/a> man when he became hopelessly trapped waist-deep in muddy water for hours until help arrived.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The shocking ordeal unfolded Sunday near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/louisiana\/la-place\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Place<\/a> off Interstate 10 when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/louisiana\/destrehan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Destrehan<\/a> man&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">family<\/a> reported him missing after not hearing from him for more than eight hours, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100064862403453\/posts\/pfbid0F9p4ZA84wGBTd2hbA1AVrA9xww5b7S6YXUY2U1qohaVWt6w3czShyxQJcXhyUU4tl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Deputies said the man, whose name has not been released, had been fishing for crawfish when he attempted to traverse a deep patch of water on foot. As the soft earth gave way, he found himself sinking rapidly into the thick mud. Despite his efforts to turn back, he was unable to free himself from the mud&#8217;s tight grip.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/288\/162\/gettyimages-143483457.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/576\/324\/gettyimages-143483457.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/gettyimages-143483457.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-143483457.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/gettyimages-143483457.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-143483457.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/gettyimages-143483457.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Crawfish is harvested from crawfish ponds near Church Point, Louisiana, on March 13, 2008.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Crawfish is harvested from crawfish ponds near Church Point, Louisiana, on March 13, 2008.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Alan Henkel\/NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Adding to the fisherman&#8217;s predicament, he told deputies that his cell phone had gotten wet and would not work.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Deputies located the man\u2019s vehicle shortly before 11:30 p.m., and drones were launched to help search. Authorities were able to locate the missing man in the woods about 0.2 miles from his vehicle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Authorities said the man was alert but exhausted. He was soon equipped with a lifejacket, and, with the assistance of other deputies, he was carefully pulled to safety using a rope. He was then rushed to a local hospital for further treatment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Whether referred to as crayfish, crawdads or crawfish, these little lobster lookalikes are currently in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">St. John Sheriff Mike Tregre applauded his deputies\u2019 efforts in finding and rescuing the man while also highlighting the dangers of venturing into the Louisiana wilderness unprepared.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Always let someone know where you are going, where you will be and when you will be back,&#8221; Tregre said. &#8220;You never know what will happen. 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