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Oklahoma man still missing after disappearing in Lake Texoma Friday

An Oklahoma man who family members said was last seen swimming in Lake Texoma on Friday is still missing, authorities reported.

Oklahoma man still missing after disappearing in Lake Texoma Friday

An Oklahoma man who family members said was last seen swimming in Lake Texoma on Friday is still missing, authorities reported.

SET FOR JUNE 21ST. THIS MORNING, A SEARCH IS UNDERWAY FOR AN OKLAHOMA MAN. AUTHORITIES SAY HE WAS LAST SEEN SWIMMING IN LAKE LAKE TEXOMA ON FRIDAY. THE COLBERT FIRE DEPARTMENT DIVE AND WATER RESCUE TEAM POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT MULTIPLE AGENCIES WERE ASSISTING WITH THE SEARCH. KOCO IS NOT RELEASING THE NAME OF THE MAN AS OFFICIALS IN CH
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Oklahoma man still missing after disappearing in Lake Texoma Friday

An Oklahoma man who family members said was last seen swimming in Lake Texoma on Friday is still missing, authorities reported.

An Oklahoma man who family members said was last seen swimming in Lake Texoma on Friday is still missing, authorities reported Sunday.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.In a post Sunday morning, the Colbert Fire Department Dive Team and Water Rescue said they were still searching for the man, adding that they were being assisted by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and Cartwright Fire Department since Friday evening. Family members on Facebook said the man was on a boat near Sunset Cove Friday when he and a friend went into the lake to swim. The boat reportedly moved away from where they were swimming and his friend was later found, but the man didn’t return, according to a Facebook post.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppA family member said the man was the father of a boy and a girl and prayed for his safe return, according to another post.Dive crews ask people in the area to be respectful and to allow search crews to continue to do their work.KOCO 5 is not releasing the name of the man as officials in charge of the search operation have not released his name. Top Headlines Officials: Tillman County Sheriff William Ingram has diedWoman almost sold nearly priceless Jackie Robinson bat for $1Michigan splash pad shooting injures 9, including 2 children. An 8-year-old is critically hurt35 bottles from the 18th century filled with cherries unearthed by archeologists at George Washington’s Mount VernonAt least 2 killed, multiple injured in shooting at Juneteenth celebration at Texas park, officials sayOHP: Yukon man, woman killed in Friday night wreck

An Oklahoma man who family members said was last seen swimming in Lake Texoma on Friday is still missing, authorities reported Sunday.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

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In a post Sunday morning, the Colbert Fire Department Dive Team and Water Rescue said they were still searching for the man, adding that they were being assisted by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and Cartwright Fire Department since Friday evening.

Family members on Facebook said the man was on a boat near Sunset Cove Friday when he and a friend went into the lake to swim. The boat reportedly moved away from where they were swimming and his friend was later found, but the man didn’t return, according to a Facebook post.

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A family member said the man was the father of a boy and a girl and prayed for his safe return, according to another post.

Dive crews ask people in the area to be respectful and to allow search crews to continue to do their work.

KOCO 5 is not releasing the name of the man as officials in charge of the search operation have not released his name.


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