Married dad, 36, and female entrepreneur, 31, both meet tragic end after two boats collide on Louisiana lake

A joined begetter and a female vessel rider were killed successful a mishap connected a Louisiana reservoir aft their boats collided. 

Chase Sharkey, 36, of Greensburg, was operating a 25-foot pontoon vessel erstwhile it collided pinch Thuy Gustin's Sea Fox vessel successful nan Tickfaw River adjacent Kings Point, astir 65 miles extracurricular of New Orleans, connected Sunday. 

Gustin, 31, of Springfield, was recovered trapped underneath nan Sea Fox astir noon aft it capsized by a Good Samaritan, who jumped into nan h2o to prevention her, according to Fox 8 Live. She ran her ain trading firm. 

They performed CPR connected nan mother-of-two until an ambulance arrived and she was taken to nan hospital, wherever she was pronounced dead. 

Sharkey, a begetter of four, was recovered deceased by rescue crews 12 hours later. 

It is unclear if his wife, Shelly Verberne Sharkey, was connected nan boat. One friend suggested she was, but further specifications person not been shared. 

DailyMail.com has reached to Shelly for comment.  

Six others - 3 from each vessel - were injured successful nan clang and each were taken to nan infirmary pinch superior injuries, according to WDSU. 

The origin nan clang is presently unknown. DailyMail.com has contacted nan Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, who are investigating nan crash, for comment. 

Plenty of tributes came successful for nan father-of-four, including from his business, Sharkey Mechanical Services, which wrote successful a Facebook post: 'His bequest of love, laughter, and relationship will ne'er fade. We will proceed to support his representation live done our work.

'Chase's unwavering passion for his trade near an indelible people connected everyone he met, and his activity ethic was unmatched. We will miss him dearly, but we will proceed to thrive successful his grant and nan bequest he has built.' 

Friend, Jonathan Taylor wrote connected Facebook: 'Chase Sharkey was genuinely 1 of a kind. The first clip I met him he made maine consciousness for illustration we had been friends since childhood. Chase was a existent begetter and husband. I didn’t get to walk overmuch clip astir his family but I knew they were his number 1 privilege conscionable by nan conversations we had. Chase was besides a staple successful his religion and his community.

'I’m thankful I sewage to cognize him complete nan past 4 years and I deliberation we tin each study from Chase and really he lived his 36 years connected this earth.'

Another friend, Erin Foster, wrote: 'To cognize him was to emotion him. Chase Sharkey was a awesome friend...One point for definite is he loved his wife, his kids, his family, and everyone else’s babies also.'

Former Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks said successful a statement: 'He loved life. You knew wherever you stood pinch Chase and erstwhile you were a friend you were a friend. His connection was his bond, and he was honest, sincere and trustworthy.

'His relationship was genuine and I will beryllium everlastingly grateful for it. One of nan things extracurricular of his family, activity and weightlifting we ever talked astir was being saved and he genuinely was. So I cognize without a protector of uncertainty he would show me: "Boss don’t interest astir maine large canine origin I’m sitting present talking pinch Jesus truthful I’m good." 

'I will miss you my friend and everlastingly beryllium thankful for your relationship each these years. Love you buddy!' 

An adjacent number of tributes poured successful for nan mother-of-two, pinch friend Lindsay Picou writing: 'Thuy...I'm still successful disbelief.

'I knew I was going to emotion you from nan infinitesimal I met you. You were truthful afloat of life and ever fresh for nan adjacent adventure. But moreover pinch each of that spirit, you led pinch thing but heart. You loved everyone astir you truthful deeply, and made judge they knew it.' 

Another friend, Kendra M. Berthelot wrote connected Facebook: 'Carrying a dense bosom today. My beautiful girl, you will beryllium truthful missed. I don’t moreover person nan words to say. I emotion you. Rest easy, Angel.'

A GoFundMe has been group up for nan Gustin's ceremonial services, which has raised much than $14,000 retired of its $25,000 goal. 

A Meal Train has been group up for nan Sharkey Family, pinch astir $3,000 successful donations and plentifulness of meals going to nan surviving family.