Body of Man, 52, Found in Southeast Texas Lake

Officials say a man whose body was recovered from a Southeast Texas lake is believed to have died in a boating wreck.

John Miller, Justice of the Peace for Precinct 4, said the body of the 52-year-old man from Victoria was recovered from Saxet Lake near Victoria on Saturday afternoon.

He said officials had gotten a call Friday afternoon about a boat that had been abandoned.

Game Warden Travis Haug says the man's death is under investigation. An autopsy has been ordered.

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