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Bodies of Man, 5-Year-Old Boy Found on Lake Tawakoni

Search for missing man ongoing Tuesday morning

The bodies of Corey Saunders and his son Nathan were found in Lake Tawakoni after they were reported missing Monday night. [[409482665,C]]

A Texas Game Warden said the 26-year-old man, his 5-year-old son and their dog took a boat onto the lake from Caddo Landing in the area of Farm-to-Market Road 2101 near Boles Home at about 5 a.m.

Game Warden officials said the boy's mother reported them missing when he and his father didn't return home from a duck hunting trip.

They began searching the lake and found the boy's body at about 11:30 p.m. Monday, according to Texas Game Warden Capt. Steve Stapleton.

A woman reported her husband and 5-year-old son missing when they didn’t return home from a duck hunting trip on Lake Tawakoni Monday, said Texas Game Warden Capt. Steve Stapleton.

The search for the father resumed Tuesday morning. Game Warden officials said they recovered the man's body at about 10:30 a.m.

The Hunt County Sheriff's Office said they will release more information at a later time.

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