Missing kayaker found by recovery team in Benbrook Lake
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas - A 36-year-old, Robert Eugene Jones, who went missing while kayaking at Benbrook Lake on March 29 has been recovered by the Texas Game Warden Underwater Search and Recovery Team and Tarrant County Game Wardens.
Dive teams resumed their search early Sunday morning for a missing kayaker, Robert Eugene Jones, in Tarrant County.
Texas Parks and Wildlife officials say Jones went missing on Saturday afternoon, around 4:30 p.m., at Benbrook Lake.
Witnesses say the man was in a kayak when it turned over and Jones did not resurface.
This is the second drowning in two weeks at the lake involving a kayaker.
18-year-old drowns after kayak capsizes on Benbrook Lake
Callers reported a kayak carrying three people had capsized, and one person was struggling to return to it. The two others swam to shore, but the 18-year-old went underwater and did not resurface.
Texas Game Wardens would like to thank the local emergency response agencies that helped with this search and recovery.
Jones has been released to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner. No further details are available.
"Our condolences are with the man’s family and friends during this difficult time," said the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
No further information is available at this time.
The Source: Information in this article is from Texas Parks and Wildlife officials.