22-year-old man drowns while swimming in North Texas lake, fire officials say
The body of a 22-year-old man was found in a North Texas lake on Thursday evening, the Grand Prairie Fire Department announced.
At 5:55 p.m. Thursday, Grand Prairie fire crews responded to a report of a possible drowning at Joe Pool Lake.
A witness told fire officials that the swimmer was last seen near location marker LC11, but the man did not resurface.
The Public Safety Dive Team conducted a search and recovered the man’s body.
The swimmer was not wearing a life vest, according to the fire department.
The identity of the man will be released by the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office.
This is the first drowning at Joe Pool Lake in 2023.
“As the lake season continues, GPFD strongly encourages the public to wear a life vest or an appropriate personal flotation device while near or in the water,” the fire department said in a news release.
