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Man dies after drowning in Grapevine Lake, officials say

An officials bystanders located the victim, who was brought to shore before firefighters started giving life-support measures.

FLOWER MOUND, Texas — A North Texas man died of an accidental drowning at Grapevine Lake over the weekend, the Flower Mound Police Department said.

Shortly before noon on Saturday, the Flower Mound Fire Department and Police Department were dispatched to the east side of Grapevine Lake near the Village Oaks Mobile Home Community and Shady Point Acres after receiving a call about a male who had gone under water and not resurfaced for approximately five minutes.

Grapevine's dive team, game wardens and the Army Corps of Engineer park rangers also responded to the scene.

When officials arrived at the lake, they found two individuals searching the area for 27-year-old man.

Bystanders then located the victim at 12:09 p.m. and removed him from the water. After bringing him ashore, firefighters started giving life-support measures, according to the Flower Mound Fire Department.

The fire department transported the man to Baylor Grapevine, where he was pronounced deceased shortly before 1 p.m.

Over the course of its investigation, the fire department determined that the drowning victim was swimming from the shore with three friends before submerging.

No other details were provided.

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