UPDATE:
A 78-year-old man from Houston drowned Sunday while swimming in Belton Lake, according to the Bell County Sheriff’s Office. Charles Edward Dickson and his wife had been boating when they got into the water to swim.
Deputies say the current pulled the boat away from the couple, and Dickson drowned while trying to swim back to the vessel. Officials have not released his wife’s name, citing health privacy laws. In a statement, the sheriff’s office thanked the bystanders who stepped in to help and offered condolences to the Dickson family.
ORIGINAL STORY: A man died after being rescued from Lake Belton Sunday afternoon, and a woman was taken to the emergency room.
Emergency responders were called to Roger’s Park near Morgan’s Point Resort shortly after 1:30 p.m. to help two people who were reported in distress in the water.
Witnesses on the scene had already rescued the man and rescuers were helping the woman when first responders from the Bell County Sheriff’s Office, Morgan’s Point Resort Fire Department, Morgan’s Point Resort Police Department, Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Rangers arrived on the scene.
Following the rescue, first responders started resuscitation efforts on the man, and both individuals were transported to Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Temple. Despite these efforts, the man succumbed to his injuries. Justice of the Peace Larry Wilkey was notified and has ordered an autopsy.
The Bell County Sheriff’s Office, along with Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens, is investigating the incident. The identities of the victims will be withheld pending family notification.
