Body found after children rescued on Eagle Mountain Lake, authorities say
Officials have recovered a body from Eagle Mountain Lake late Sunday afternoon, where authorities have been searching for a missing 50-year-old father since Saturday evening, according to the Tarrant Regional Water District.
TRWD said the man was out on the water with his two children on Saturday. Around 5 p.m., a boater on Eagle Mountain Lake rescued two children who were floating and screaming for help.
Authorities responded, secured the children, and began an investigation that determined they had been on the lake in a small watercraft with their father. TRWD said in a news release late Saturday that the father had not been located.
Friends of the victim later told CBS News Texas that a family member confirmed it was 50-year-old Jimmy Chaikong.
Officials recover body from Eagle Mountain Lake
Just before 3:30 p.m. Sunday, TRWD Law Enforcement officers recovered a body from the Tarrant County lake near Crest Point on the southeast portion of the lake, in the area where the man had been reported missing.
TRWD said the body has been taken to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office for official identification, and the investigation is ongoing.
TRWD was assisted in the recovery efforts by Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens and Eagle Mountain Fire Department.