The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office has identified the man whose body was recovered Friday afternoon from the Caminada Pass in Grand Isle on Friday afternoon.

Ronnie Thibodeaux, 72, of Larose, was pronounced dead after the Grand Isle Fire Department pulled him from the waterway across which the Louisiana Highway 1 bridge spans.

His cause of death has not yet been determined, but the coroner's office said Thibodeaux did not die under suspicious circumstances nor is foul play suspected. The office is conducting further testing to determine whether he suffered an accidental or natural death.

Thibodeaux has a camp in the area and entered the water about 1 a.m. Friday, according to authorities. He wasn't discovered until about 1 p.m.

The coroner's office is working to conclude whether

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