Body discovered in search for missing fisherman on Lake Ray Hubbard

Body discovered in search for missing fisherman on Lake Ray Hubbard

FORNEY, Texas — Search crews discovered an unidentified body on Lake Ray Hubbard earlier today — a week after a fisherman was reported missing on the lake.

FORNEY, Texas — Search crews discovered an unidentified body on Lake Ray Hubbard earlier today — a week after a fisherman was reported missing on the lake.

Texas Game Wardens believe the body to be that of 50-year-old Mark Jordan who was reported missing on March 15, 2017, according to a Twitter update on the search earlier today.

“[Texas Game Wardens] and 1st responders have recovered body on Lake Ray Hubbard believed to be missing angler; prayers to family & friends,” read the statement.

The body was discovered approximately 150 yards from where Jordan’s boat was believed to have capsized near the State Highway (SH) 66 bridge. His boat was recovered a day after he was reported missing.

The body, described as that of a male and without a life jacket, was sent to the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office for identification.

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