A teen, who was reportedly fishing near the spillway at nearby Dam B Reservoir drowned on Sunday afternoon.
The volunteers of the Jasper County Emergency Corps and others were called to the location on the south end of the lake shortly before 7:00, when it was reported that the incident had occurred.
In addition to the Emergency Corps, officers from the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife and the Jasper County Sheriff's Department are also there and within a short time the game wardens from the Parks and Wildlife had recovered the body in an area between the flood gates and the Willis Hydroelectric Unit.
Jasper County Sheriff Mitchel Newman said the complete details were not available, but it appeared that the victim of the drowning and others had walked to the location from the east side of the dam.
The deceased has been identified as Richard Tyler Johnston, 18, of Hemphill, who was pronounced dead at the scene by Jasper County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Raymond Hopson.
Judge Hopson said Monday that he had requested that an autopsy be peformed in the case.
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