LEFLORE COUNTY, Okla. (KNWA/KFTA) – Emergency crews have recovered the body of a fisherman who went missing on the Spring River this weekend.
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says 46-year-old Nguyen Son slipped and fell into the water while casting a net at the Kerr Lock and Dam.
Witnesses say they saw him fall in and struggle before he went under. He was not wearing a flotation device.
The drowning happened yesterday around 2:00 p.m.