Man who jumped into Joe Pool Lake identified

A man who died after jumping off a Grand Prairie bridge into Joe Pool Lake on Saturday has been identified as Coney Hewitt, 41.

Hewitt was pronounced dead at 5:14 p.m. after he was found in the water, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office.

Grand Prairie police got a call at 7:30 a.m. Saturday from a driver who saw Hewitt leave his vehicle in the 5700 block of Lake Ridge Parkway and jump into the lake, according to Grand Prairie police.

A dive team started searching for Hewitt, whose body was found 4:30 p.m., according to Texas game warden Lt. Lance May.

Police said the investigation is ongoing.

The cause of death was not listed Sunday evening.

This report includes material from the Star-Telegram archives.

— Monica S. Nagy

This story was originally published January 18, 2015 at 6:13 PM with the headline "Man who jumped into Joe Pool Lake identified."