Officials are searching for a missing kayaker, identified as an off-duty Dallas Fire Rescue member, on Lake Lavon in North Texas.
PRINCETON, Texas — Officials are searching for an off-duty Dallas Fire-Rescue member who was reported missing while kayaking, officials said.
Public safety agencies were notified around 10:30 a.m. Saturday of a missing kayaker on Lake Lavon, the Princeton Fire Department said in a social media post.
The missing kayaker was later identified as an off-duty Dallas Fire Rescue member, officials said. He was reportedly last heard from around 9:30 a.m. while kayaking with his dog, the post reads.
Multiple agencies, including Dallas Fire-Rescue, Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and others are participating in the search. Agencies have utilized a helicopter, drones, cadaver dogs, seven boats, swift water rescue and divers in the search, the post states.
The kayaker’s boat was recovered, and the dog that appears to have been with the kayaker was rescued, officials said.
Search operations were suspended at 8:30 p.m. Saturday and will resume at 8 a.m. Sunday, officials said.
The incident remains under investigation.