Denton County

Body Recovered in Search for Missing Fisherman on Lewisville Lake

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The body of a 70-year-old man was recovered from Lewisville Lake Tuesday morning.

Rescuers with the Little Elm police and fire departments began searching for the man shortly before noon after receiving a report that a man fell overboard while fishing and didn't resurface.

According to Little Elm Chief of Police Rodney Harrison, rescuers were searching near where U.S. Highway 380 crossed the lake east of Farm-to-Market Road 720.

Police said Tuesday afternoon that is the location where the man's body was found.

The man's identity will be released by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner pending notification of family members.

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