A 21-year-old man is dead after he apparently drowned while trying to save a teenage girl struggling in a North Texas lake, according to the Waxahachie Police Department.
At about 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, emergency crews were called to Boat Dock Park in Ellis County for a possible drowning.
After arriving at the scene, authorities said they learned a female teenager was swimming in Lake Waxahachie and appeared to be distressed. At that point, the 21-year-old man attempted to swim out to help her and drowned in the process.
According to investigators, the girl, who was part of a large church group from Garland, was pulled out of the water by a boater from Red Oak. CPR was performed, and the girl was revived, police said. She was then hospitalized for further unspecified medical care.
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The man's body was recovered from the lake, and he, too, was taken to the hospital. The man was later pronounced deceased.
The police department said Saturday afternoon the man's name would be released after his family had been notified of his death.
"The Waxahachie Police Department, along with the entire community, would like to extend our deepest condolences to the victim's family," the agency said on Saturday.
