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UPDATE: 2 dead, 1 injured after boat crash on Lake Tyler

CBS19 will update this article as more information becomes available.

WHITEHOUSE, Texas — **EDITOR'S NOTE: Officials initially said it was a one-boat crash, before ultimately confirming there were two boats involved.

A second person has died following a Saturday morning boat crash on Lake Tyler.

According to Smith County Emergency Services Dist. 2., the incident occurred in the Whitehouse area of the lake.

The Tyler Police Dept. says a fishing boat crashed into a flat-bottom boat around 6 a.m. One person was on the fishing boat and three people were on the flat-bottom boat at the time of the collision. 

Officials tell CBS19, a man, identified as Jacob Ray, 38, of Troup, was reported missing following the crash. His body was later recovered. A woman, identified as Staci Sexton, 38, of Whitehouse, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. She later died from her injuries. A second woman was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the fishing boat is cooperating with authorities. 

Along with Smith County ESD 2 and Tyler police, Whitehouse police, Longview Fire Dept. Water Rescue and the Texas Game Wardens are all responding to the incident.

CBS19 will update this article as more information becomes available.

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