GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — A 55-year-old man drowned at Joe Pool Lake Sunday afternoon, marking the second incident at the North Texas lake this weekend.
According to the Grand Prairie Fire Department, a 55-year-old man fell off a paddleboard around 4:13 p.m. and never resurfaced. A dive team searched the lake and found the body of the man.
GPFD said the man was not wearing a life vest.
This is the second drowning incident at Joe Pool Lake this weekend. Saturday, a 46-year-old man drowned while swimming without a life vest. Joe Pool was also the site of a double drowning last month when two men fell off a boat and did not resurface.
“As the lake season continues, GPFD strongly encourages the public to wear a life vest or an appropriate personal flotation device while near or in the water,” GPFD said in a statement.