Obituaries:  Mrs. Inez Bornmann, Sabine Parish       B-655
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Apr 11, 1974
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mrs. Inez Bornmann

  Mrs. Inez Bornman, 62, of Gilliam, drowned at approximately 9
p.m., on Saturday, April 6, on Toledo Bend Lake near Bison's
Landing, according to the Sabine Parish Sheriff's Dept.

  "Mrs. Bornmann and her husband were night fishing when their
boat hit a log in the lake," Sheriff George Cook explained. "The
log knocked the motor out of the water, and into the boat."

  Cook said Mrs. Bornmann was sitting in the back of the boat when
her husband walked back to lower the motor back into the water.

  "Big strong waves hit the boat and it capsized," the sheriff
added. "Mrs. Bornmann, who had a life jacket on, was hanging onto
the side of the boat. Mr. Bornmann was holding on to the front
end of the boat.

  After several minutes of fighting the strong waves, Mrs. Bornman
told her husband, "I can't hold on any longer."

  Bornman told the authorities that about that time, she became
limp, and floated away from the boat.

  Bornmann had tied himself to the boat with a tow rope, but said
it was at least an hour before he was rescued.

  Mrs. Bornmann's body was discovered Sunday, April 7, at 8:30
a.m., about a mile from where she had drowned. Her life jacket
had snagged a limb.

  The Sheriff's Dept. was on the scene at the recovery.

  Sheriff Cook was very appreciative to Ft. Polk and the Sabine
Parish Civil Air Patrol for dispatching planes to Toledo Bend
Lake, and for all the volunteers who aided in the recovery of the
body.