LUFKIN, Texas — The body of a man who drowned on Lake Sam Rayburn on Thursday has been recovered, according to Captain Eric Collins with the Texas Game Wardens Office.
According to the Lufkin Daily News, the victim was identified as Chad Allen Nease, 27, of the Midland-Odessa area. The Deep East Texas newspaper says they received the confirmed identification from Game Warden Phillip Wood.
Around 10:20 a.m., Nease was reported missing after falling out of a boat while in the Cassels-Boykin Marina.
According to Collins, a witness reported seeing the boat driving in circles which notified them of the man's disappearance.
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