Body of 27-year-old swimmer recovered at Joe Pool Lake in Grand Prairie
A 27-year-old man died in an apparent drowning Thursday while swimming in Joe Pool Lake in Grand Prairie, officials said.
The Grand Prairie Fire Department responded to the lake about 7:20 p.m., the agency said in a news release. The Public Safety Dive Team conducted a search and recovered the body.
The man wasn’t wearing a life vest, according to the release.
“As the lake season continues, GPFD strongly encourages the public to wear a life vest or other appropriate personal flotation device while near or in the water,” fire officials said in the release.
The man was identified as Akshath Singh on the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s website. His official manner of death hasn’t been listed yet.
Harriet Ramos
Fort Worth Star-Telegram