The body of a man was recovered Monday from Lewisville Lake, about a day after he jumped into the water and failed to resurface.
A man was on the lake about 6:30 p.m. Sunday in a rented boat with friends when he jumped in for a swim, according to a statement from the Lewisville Fire Department. He was not wearing a life jacket and did not resurface.
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A park ranger located his body early Monday night and the fire department’s dive team recovered it around 6 p.m., according to a statement from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The statement said the area of the lake the man jumped into was about 45 feet deep.
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The victim’s identity had not been made public as of Tuesday morning, though TPWD’s statement said she was 23 years old.
State forest rangers are leading the investigation.
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