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Body recovered from Fort Worth's Lake Como identified

Man's cause of death is not yet known

Fort Worth firefighters recovered a body from Lake Como, Monday, July 29, 2024.
NBC 5 News

Firefighters with the Fort Worth Fire Department are investigating the death of a man whose body was recovered from Lake Como on Monday.

The fire department confirmed to NBC 5 Monday afternoon that they had dive teams in the water working to recover a body seen in the water at about 1:30 p.m. Officials with the fire department said the body was retrieved from the water, and the person was confirmed deceased.

No other details about the person were immediately confirmed.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office later identified the man as 23-year-old Brandon Glenn Fields of Fort Worth. Fields's cause of death was not yet determined.

Lake Como is adjacent to Lake Como Park on the city's west side, near Merrick Street and Interstate 30.

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