Texarkana attorney drowns in Wright Patman

Sunday, April 25, at approximately 4:30 p.m., game wardens assigned to Bowie and Cass County, responded to a possible drowning at Lake Wright Patman. On arrival, the wardens recovered the body of a white male from the lake. The victim was located by other boaters. The victim’s boat was recovered by another boater in the Clear Springs Area. The cause of the accident/drowning is still under investigation.

The victim has been identified as Joseph Travis Tyler, Age 41 of Texarkana, Texas, according to Texas Game Warden Captain Shawn Hervey, who issued the statement, “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.”

According to online data, the victim, Joseph Travis Tyler, was a Texarkana attorney. KTLA reported that “the body of 41-year-old Joseph Travis Tyler has been recovered and sent to Dallas for an autopsy, authorities report.”

This is the second fatality this month at Wright Patman that has been reported to the Journal-Sun.