Man Dies After Boat Capsizes on Eagle Mountain Lake; Woman, 3 Children Rescued

A man died and a woman and three children were rescued after their boat capsized on Eagle Mountain Lake early Saturday.Game wardens and officials from the Tarrant Regional Water District, along with Azle police and firefighters, were called to the lake about 2 a.m., responding to a missing person report.Bobby Burgess was pulled from the lake near Pelican Island and pronounced dead at 5:30 a.m., according to the Tarrant County medical examiner's office.KTVT-TV (Channel 11) reports that a woman and three children were stranded in the lake but were rescued.The case remains under investigation.  Continue reading...

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