A person died after leaping off a 40-foot embankment right into a shallow pool of water close to a Texas lake, in keeping with police.
Officers with the Gladewater Police Division responded to a 911 name at about 4:20 p.m. July 1 at Gladewater Lake, concerning an “unresponsive male,” the division mentioned in a Fb submit.
A 34-year-old man dived headfirst from a excessive embankment and landed in a pool of water roughly 4 ft deep, seven witnesses informed police.
“The situation of this was off the primary lake at an space the place individuals go and swim that’s surrounded by tall embankments, shallow water, and a rocky backside,” the submit mentioned. “Witnesses that noticed the sufferer dive into the water helped pull him from the water and commenced to render help.”
First responders on the scene additionally rendered help, however the man died “because of the severity” of his accidents, police mentioned.
“The preliminary investigation revealed that alcohol might have been a contributing issue on this unlucky incident,” the division mentioned.
Lake Gladewater is roughly 150 miles east of Fort Price.
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