Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden Shawn Hervey navigates his boat across Lake Wright Patman, slowing down where a bright green buoy bobs in the water. A week ago, 21-year-old Dustin Otis of Hughes Springs, Texas, drowned in Lake Wright Patman while trying to save his basset hound puppy. A body, believed to be that of Otis, was recovered Saturday. Hervey said searching the lake for drowning victims is a frustrating task, one that search crews compare to looking for a needle in a haystack only worse.

‘This is the biggest open area of the lake. Weve tried drags, dogs, sonars, divers an...

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