Elderly person found dead after search

LAKE CHEROKEE – An elderly person was found dead in Lake Cherokee on Saturday after they were reported missing, according to the Elderville-Lakeport Fire Department and our news partner KETK. Elderville-Lakeport Fire Department firefighters were sent out to the south part of Lake Cherokee at around 3:45 p.m. on Saturday to help look for a potential missing person.

After they arrived at the scene, they learned that an elderly person may have entered the lake. The Longview Fire Department Water Rescue Team, the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens, the Lake Cherokee Lake Patrol and Christus EMS were then brought out to the lake to help search for this missing elderly person.

The Longview Fire Department Water Rescue Team started looking for the person underwater and a short time later, they found the missing elderly person dead in the lake. Their body was recovered from the lake and officials are currently waiting to release their identity to the public.

“The Elderville-Lakeport Fire Department extends its sincere condolences to the family and loved ones affected by this tragic loss,” the Elderville-Lakeport Fire Department said.