40-year-old drowns in Henderson County on Independence Day

Sharon Raissi

HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – A 40-year-old drowned on Independence Day near Mabank.

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Authorities said that at 8:34 p.m., they were alerted to a drowning incident in Hidden Hills Harbor where callers said a man went under and never resurfaced.

Payne Springs Fire Rescue and the Texas Game Wardens arrived on scene and were assisted by Gun Barrel City Fire and Long Cove Fire for their boats. The side scan sonars on the boats helped locate and recover the victim.

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