Two dead after Tickfaw River boating collision early Sunday

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- Two people died early Sunday after a pontoon boat and a Sea Fox boat collided on the Tickfaw River near Kings Point, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.

The collision resulted in the death of a 27-year-old female, a passenger of the Sea Fox boat, and a 36-year-old male, who was the operator of the pontoon boat, Wildlife and Fisheries said. The names of the deceased boaters will not be released by authorities until all next of kin have been notified.