Mans Body Recovered from Pond
Posted/updated on: January 22, 2014 at 11:06 amPANOLA COUNTY (Staff/AP) — The search for a missing 83-year-old Panola County man ended tragically Monday when searchers discovered his body in a pond near where he had last been seen. According to the Longview News-Journal, Panola County Sheriff’s deputies, members of Carthage and Gary fire departments, Panola County Constable Bryan Murff, Texas Department of Fish & Wildlife and EMS personnel were at the scene searching for the man reported missing by his wife Monday afternoon. The search took place at a pond along CR 121 south of Carthage, just off of FM 10. The man was reported missing when his wife found the boat in a pond where he had last been seen and could not find him. His body was found in the water just before 4 p.m. by search teams not far from the shoreline. His name has not been released pending notification of next of kin.