Smith County Student Drowns

LAKE TYLER – A Whitehouse High School student has drowned in Lake Tyler. The school system has identified him as high school junior Ti’Auje’ Reaves, who was known as T.J. A variety of agencies were called to the lake. Tyler police received the call shortly after 12:45 Tuesday afternoon. The initial report was a teenager was swimming toward a buoy when he disappeared near the Lake Tyler Marina. A helicopter was called in to aid in the search. The investigation into the drowning continues.