At approximately 1:02 pm Saturday, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a boater on Sabine Lake of a possible drowning. The caller gave a location of 1.5 Miles Southeast of Stutes Island. Deputies with the Jefferson County Marine Division and Port Arthur Fire Department were immediately dispatched.
Witnesses advised that they were in a group of fisherman participating in a Redfish Tournament when they noticed one of their boats were unoccupied. The boaters began searching the area and found the occupant floating face down about 100 yards from the boat. The boaters were able to retrieve the occupant and began CPR until first responders arrived.
The boater had a history of the medical condition of seizures. The boater was a 41 year old Manny Perez, a resident of Florida.
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