KJAS in Jasper, TX, reports that a man who was fishing in the Major League Fishing Tournament on Lake Sam Rayburn drowned yesterday.
Officers with Texas Parks & Wildlife, said the incident occurred near San Augustine Park, which is located on the east side of the lake.
Officers said the man was standing in the boat and fell in the water while it was sitting still with the engine off. Reportedly, game wardens in a boat used side-scan radar to locate the manâs body at the bottom of the lake.
The name of the deceased has not been released and at last word game wardens were attempting to locate the manâs girlfriend, who lives in the Mansfield area, near Shreveport. The man is reported as having no next-of-kin in Texas.