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Newton County Sheriff Robert Burby says an investigation is underway after a body was found in Toledo Bend Lake at the shoreline. According to Burby, the discovery was made shortly before 8:00 Monday morning near the 400 block of Easy Street. The sheriff says the body was that of an adult male, and he was recovered from the water by Texas Parks & Wildlife Game Wardens, along with the Toledo Bend Volunteer Fire Department and Allegiance EMS. According to Burby, the body has been sent to the Golden Triangle for autopsy. Meanwhile, the name of the deceased has not yet been released pending notification of next of kin. Burby says an investigation into how the man died and why he was in the water is still underway.