EBRSO: Woman Dies at Hospital After Struggling to Swim at BREC Nature Preserve

Woman dies after swimming incident in Central BREC nature preserve, officials say

A woman who was rescued from a pond Friday morning at a BREC nature preserve in Central has died at the hospital, officials said.

EBRSO: Woman dies at hospital after struggling to swim at BREC nature preserve

A woman has died after being taken to the hospital in critical condition from the Blackwater Conservation Area in Central on Friday, Feb. 20, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office.

Woman swimming in BREC nature preserve dies after being hospitalized

CENTRAL — A woman swimming in a pond at the Blackwater Conservation Area in Central died after being taken to the hospital in critical condition Friday morning.A spokesperson from the Central Fire Department told WBRZ that, around 6:45 a.m., the woman was swimming with another person in the water of the BREC nature preserve when she began struggling to swim. Her companion brought her to an island in the middle of the body of water before Central…