Man Apparently Drowns in Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Posted/updated on: August 27, 2011 at 7:57 am
ANGELINA COUNTY — There’s been an apparent drowning on an East Texas lake. The body of Lenwood Short, 84, of Lufkin, was found in Lake Sam Rayburn in Angelina County following a Wednesday afternoon storm. Sheriff’s Office Capt. James Galloway said the report of a man missing from his boat came in around 4:30pm. A game warden was then dispatched to the location. A search of the lake uncovered the man tangled in his trotline, Galloway said.
