The man dove into the water Saturday and did not resurface, officials say
Published May 9, 2021 •
Updated on May 9, 2021 at 10:37 pm
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Divers recovered the body of a 75-year-old man from Joe Pool Lake on Sunday morning, officials say.
The man, whose identity was not released, dove off a boat at about 5 p.m. Saturday and did not resurface, according to the Grand Prairie Fire Department.
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Officials said rescue crews searched until dark Saturday and resumed the search Sunday morning.
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Body Of Elderly Man Recovered From Joe Pool Lake Syndicated Local – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Grand Prairie dive team recovered the body of a 75-year-old man at Joe Pool Lake Sunday, officials said.
Officials with the city’s fire department said it responded to a drowning call at the lake at around 5 p.m. Saturday.
Witnesses told crews the man dove off a boat in the Estes Peninsula area but did not resurface. A person he was with tried to help but was unsuccessful, officials said.
After being unable to locate his body on Saturday crews returned to the lake Sunday morning and used sonar to eventually recover him. Officials said he was not wearing a life jacket.
Divers recover body of 75-year-old man who jumped into Joe Pool Lake
The man went missing Saturday evening after witnesses said he dove off a boat without a life vest.
A 75-year-old man dove off a boat and never resurfaced Saturday, witnesses told emergency responders. A dive team recovered the man s body Sunday. (KXAS-TV (NBC5))((KXAS-TV (NBC5)))
A 75-year-old man drowned in Joe Pool Lake over the weekend, the Grand Prairie Fire Department said.
The city’s dive team recovered the man’s body Sunday. His name has not been released.
The fire department was called about 5 p.m. Saturday. Witnesses told emergency responders the man dove off a boat in the Estes Peninsula cove area and never resurfaced, according to the fire department.
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Grand Prairie Drowning Call Results In Recovery of Body
The City of Grand Prairie Public Safety Dive Team recovered the body of a 75-year-old male today.
At approximately 5:00 p.m. yesterday, the Grand Prairie Fire Department responded to a possible drowning call at Joe Pool Lake. Multiple witness reports indicate the male dove off a boat and did not resurface at the Estes Peninsula cove area, where his female companion attempted to help but was unsuccessful.
Grand Prairie divers initiated a search and rescue for the person until dark on Saturday, but the high winds challenged the recovery as well as an unknown last known location. Divers resumed operations on Sunday morning and, utilizing sonar technology, recovered the body at the Estes Peninsula cove location where he was pronounced deceased. The male was not wearing a life vest.