St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Beau Chene Marina near Mandeville shortly before 7:30 a.m. Friday (December 20, 2024) after a man walking his dog observed what appeared to be a body floating in the water.
Detectives with the STPSO Major Crimes Unit were called in to investigate, and the body was turned over to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Officer.
Today (December 21, 2024), St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Christopher Tape advised the man has been identified as 78 year-old David Podesta, who resided on Marina Boulevard near where he was found. Autopsy results are pending, so cause and manner of death have not been determined.
The death is still under investigation, but at this time foul play is not suspected.
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