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LAKE CHEROKEE — An elderly person was found dead in Lake Cherokee on Saturday after they were reported missing. According to our news partner KETK, Elderville-Lakeport Fire Department firefighters responded to the south part of Lake Cherokee around 3:45 p.m. on Saturday to help look for a potential missing person. The Rusk County Sheriff\u2019s Office identified Kenton Brandon as the 70-year-old man who was found.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Elderville-Lakeport Fire Department extends its sincere condolences to the family and loved ones affected by this tragic loss,\u201d the Elderville-Lakeport Fire Department said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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