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Authorities Recover Body in Marine Creek Search for Missing Kayaker

TRWD reported the recovery at 5:45 p.m., with confirmation pending from the Tarrant County Medical Examiner.

Overview

  • The Tarrant Regional Water District said a body was recovered Wednesday evening at Marine Creek Reservoir in Fort Worth.
  • The body matches the description of the kayaker reported missing earlier this week, but formal identification is pending.
  • Fort Worth police have not released a name at the family's request.
  • The search began after a missing-person report around 8 p.m. Monday, when officers found the man's vehicle near a boat ramp and Air One located an empty kayak on the lake's east side.
  • TRWD sonar teams found personal effects and a paddle during the operation, and the Texas Game Warden assumed lead of the investigation on Tuesday.