WASHINGTON COUNTY, Texas — UPDATE: The Washington County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the body of a fisherman, who went missing Tuesday afternoon in Lake Somerville, was found Wednesday.
James Carpenter, 69, of College Station, was found at 11 a.m. by the Texas Game Warden Dive Team and Rocky Creek volunteer firefighters. They had to use GPS and side scanning sonar to locate Carpenter at the bottom of the lake, the sheriff's office said.
Authorities responded to the lake Tuesday just before 1 p.m. after it was reported Carpenter and another man were having engine trouble on their boat. The other man reported Carpenter had fallen into the water.
Texas Game Wardens, Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies, Washington County E.M.S., Texas DPS, the Rocky Creek Volunteer Fire Department and county constables also assisted in the search.
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The search for a fisherman who went missing on Lake Somerville Tuesday afternoon has been called off due to safety, authorities tell KAGS News.
Game Warden Kyle Yoder, with the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife in Washington County, said the fisherman's body has not yet been found as of Tuesday at 9:00 p.m.
The call for help came in just before 1 p.m. after it was reported the fisherman, who has not been publicly identified, fell out of his boat and into the water near the Birch Creek area.
Several local and state agencies searched for the man for several hours. Yoder did not indicate when the search would resume.
We will bring you an update when the information is confirmed and available.
