Update2: Oil worker's body recovered

An oil-transfer platform exploded in Lake Pontchartrain about 10:15 p.m. Oct. 15 near St. Charles Parish, north of Kenner, according to a Kenner Police spokesman. Seven people were injured. An eighth is believed to be missing, according to Kenner Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Kriss Fortunato. The Coast Guard sent two rescue boats and crews. Five platform personnel were taken to the University Medical Center; and two to East Jefferson General Hospital, according to East Jefferson Emergency Medical Services. The five at UMC have blast-type injuries and burns and are listed in critical condition, an EMS official said, and the two at East Jefferson are in stable condition. The platform, located in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, is in production and owned by Clovelly Oil Co., according to Taylor Darden, a lawyer for the company and is listed as a registered agent with the Louisiana Secretary of State. (Source: NOLA.com 10/16/17) UPDATE: CG suspended the search for the missing platform worker in the evening of Oct. 16. The missing worker was identified, by the CG, as Timothy Morrison, 44, of Katy, Texas. The fire on the platform was extinguished Oct. 16, according to a CG media release. UPDATE 2: A five-day search for Timothy Morrison, the oilfield worker who disappeared when a storage platform exploded while a crew was cleaning it in Lake Pontchartrain ended Oct. 20 with the discovery of his body about three miles west of the structure. A Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office helicopter spotted the body on the shoreline after 1 p.m. Authorities recovered it for an autopsy, according to Sheriff Joe Lopino. The cause of the explosion has not been determined.