PANOLA COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - On Thursday, Panola County dispatchers received a call about an empty boat floating on Clear Lake off County Road 4552 in the Yellowdog area, Sheriff Cutter Clinton said.
Panola County deputies, a Pct 2 deputy constable, a DPS trooper, and a game warden responded to the area to check out the situation. The boat was spotted and recovered. A short time later, deputies found a body floating in the water nearby. Investigators and a justice of the peace were notified to begin a death investigation.
An autopsy has been ordered, Clinton said. The body is being taken to the Southwest Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas.
Sheriff Clinton added that they have begun notifying family members. The name of the deceased will not be released at this time, he said.
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