CHEROKEE COUNTY (KLTV) – A drowning victim has been recovered from Lake Palestine on Thursday night.
According to Smith County ESD 2 PIO Nikki Simmons, at around 8:05 p.m. a call for help due to a possible drowning came from someone on Lake Palestine. Game wardens and other responders searched for a victim, and located a body a short time later near the Shady Brook boat ramp.
The victim’s identity has not been released.
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