Posted 4:34 pm Monday, January 16, 2012
UPDATE: Man, 58, Dies From Drowning At Lake Palestine
Updated Monday, January 16, 2012 at 4:33 p.m. CST
A 58-year-old man from Lancaster, Texas, died from drowning today in an accident at The Villages Marina on Lake Palestine, according to Gary Alfred, Smith County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace.
Alfred said the man and his wife were guests at the Villages resort, and decided to take a boat out on Lake Palestine to do some fishing. Somehow the boat capsized (how that happened is not yet clear), and the two went into the lake. Despite wearing a life vest, the man died.
His wife, who also was wearing a life vest, was taken to Tyler Mother Frances Hospital, where her condition is unknown.
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Alfred said the man and his wife were guests at the Villages resort, and decided to take a boat out on Lake Palestine to do some fishing. Somehow the boat capsized (how that happened is not yet clear), and the two went into the lake. Despite wearing a life vest, the man died.
His wife, who also was wearing a life vest, was taken to Tyler Mother Frances Hospital, where her condition is unknown.
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Updated Monday, January 16, 2012 at 2:42 p.m.
A justice of the peace has been dispatched to the Villages marina, due to the fact that one of the victims is believed to be dead. The other victim is being transported to Trinity Mother Frances Hospital, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at the Tyler Morning Telegraph newsroom.
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Emergency crews today have responded to a boating accident at the marina at The Villages on Lake Palestine.
Fire officials said they have found one female alive, and she was being treated at the scene. A search was on for a second victim believed to be in the water.
Fire officials said they have found one female alive, and she was being treated at the scene. A search was on for a second victim believed to be in the water.
