Lake Charles Police recovered a body Tuesday afternoon; officials say it is the first flood-related death in the city after Monday's storms.
According to KPLC, the body was found in a vehicle that was submerged in a ditch in a low-lying area off East Prien Lake Road.
The Calcasieu Parish Coroner's Office confirmed it was the city's first flood-related death.
The body of a Gonzales man was found in a pile of abandoned vehicles near the Mall of Louisiana Tuesday afternoon, and one man died and another is missing after their car crashed into a canal near Port Allen Monday evening.
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