Remy Dufrene of Raceland , Louisiana drowned after falling into a drainage ditch Tuesday afternoon . The man was found by his girlfriend and taken to the hospital where he died shortly after. His father searched for the boy 's body but it took him 15 minutes to find his son . The ditch is almost always dry according to the family , but was filled with water because of the recent rain in the area .
Remy Dufrene of Raceland , Louisiana drowned after falling into a drainage ditch Tuesday afternoon . This after the toddler , 3 , ran away from his grandmother who could not catch up with him . His father searched for the boy 's body but it took him 15 minutes to find his son . The ditch is almost always dry according to the family , but was filled with water because of the recent rain in the area .