Markell Lazard. (Special to the American Press)

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family of a Crowley teenager following a tragic drowning in the Calcasieu River, just west of Oberlin on Good Friday.

Eighteen-year-old Markell Lazard’s body was recovered from the river around 9 a.m. Monday following a nearly four-day search.

Allen Parish Sheriff Doug Hebert III said Tuesday that foul play is not suspected, though a police investigation is ongoing. The victim’s body showed no visible signs of trauma, he said.

Results from an autopsy scheduled for Tuesday are pending.

According to Hebert, Lazard, who could not swim, was attempting to swim across the river to meet friends when he disappeared near the beach area off La. 26 around 3 p.m. on Friday.

The search for Lazard involved multiple agencies, including the Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office, Allen Parish Fire Districts 3,5 and 6,  the Calcasieu and Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Offices, a dog team provided by Ann Dugas, the United Cajun Navy, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

Natasha Pickens of Opelousas has organized a GoFundMe to support Lazard’s family, including his mother, Tiffany, who recently lost her husband.

“The search is over, but the pain is just beginning,” Pickens wrote on the GoFundMe page. “This young boy, full of life and love, was taken too soon. His disappearance shook our community to its core, and now his passing has left a silence that words can’t fill.”

Pickens said the funds will help with funeral expenses and assist his mother with other essential needs.

“No mother should have to endure this level of pain back-to-back and no woman should have to worry about money when her heart is this broken,” she wrote.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the fundraiser has raised $4,900 board its $15,000 goal. Donations can be made online through GoFundMe.