{"id":356804,"date":"2026-07-01T04:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/356804\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T04:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:46:26","slug":"mans-body-recovered-from-benbrook-lake-after-weekend-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/356804\/","title":{"rendered":"Man\u2019s body recovered from Benbrook Lake after weekend search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782807211_BREAKING20NEWS2011.png\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"Get breaking news alerts at star-telegram.com\/newsletters.\" alt=\"Get breaking news alerts at star-telegram.com\/newsletters.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Get breaking news alerts at star-telegram.com\/newsletters.<\/p>\n<p>The body of a man who had been missing since <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/article316305324.html\">Saturday at Benbrook Lake<\/a> was recovered Monday morning, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Game Wardens and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tpwd.texas.gov\/newsmedia\/releases\/?req=20260629b\">recovered the man\u2019s body<\/a> at about 9 a.m. on Monday, officials said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Game Wardens responded to the report of a possible water fatality about 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, at Benbrook Lake after witnesses reported that two men jumped from a vessel to help a child. One man went under water and did not resurface, officials said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to thank USACE and the Fort Worth Fire Department for their assistance,\u201d Texas Game Wardens officials said in the release.<\/p>\n<p>The high winds and choppy water conditions made the search efforts slow and difficult, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts are with the man\u2019s family and friends during this difficult time,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The man will be identified by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tcbpm.appianportalsgov.com\/mepublicportal\">Tarrant County Medical Examiner<\/a>\u2019s Office. This is one of six water fatalities Texas Game Wardens responded to across the state on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/294400689\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ST_Shambhavi Rimal.jpeg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Shambhavi Rimal\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/294400689\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shambhavi Rimal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>            Shambhavi covers crime, law enforcement and other breaking news in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. She graduated from the University of North Texas and previously covered a variety of general assignment topics in West Texas. She grew up in Nepal.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get breaking news alerts at star-telegram.com\/newsletters. 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