The body of 55 year old Kenneth Gibson of Ringgold was recovered near the Lake Bistineau dam by searchers at around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. The body was located an estimated 250 yards from the dam. Gibson’s family was notified of the recovery and the body was turned over to the Bossier Parish Coroner’s Office.    

Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington says Gibson was fishing near the dam with his nephew around 1 p.m. Tuesday when they decided to attempt to cross a rock shelf with swift water flowing over it. The two men lost their footing and both fell into the fast-moving water. Gibson’s nephew was able to swim to the bank and get out of the water while Gibson was swept into a canal below the dam and never resurfaced.