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Officials ID body of 75-year-old man pulled from Lake Jacksonville

His body has been sent to Dallas for autopsy.
Credit: City of Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Texas — The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office has identified a man whose body was pulled from Lake Jacksonville Thursday afternoon.

According to Sheriff Brent Dickson, around 11:30 a.m., the CCSO recovered the body of Robert Pitchford, 75, who went into the water about 30 minutes earlier.

Sheriff Dickson says the man was working on a boat dock when somehow he  ended up in the water. 

Pitchford's body has been sent to Dallas for autopsy.

CBS19 will update this article as more information becomes available.

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