Body found on banks of Trinity River in Fort Worth
A jogger found a body on the banks of the Trinity River on Tuesday morning and authorities believe it could be missing kayaker Tyler Smith, fire officials said.
The jogger alerted firefighters about 10:35 a.m. Firefighters and a dive team had been searching for Smith since Monday.
The body was found in a remote area of the river 500 to 600 yards east of Gateway Park in Fort Worth, and the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office will make a positive identification.
Smith and his orange kayak had been missing since Sunday afternoon, fire officials said. He put in near the Fort Worth Rowing Club and may have been fishing, Fort Worth fire Battalion Chief Richard Harrison said.
Witnesses reported seeing a person matching his description in a kayak Sunday. None said the kayaker appeared to be in distress.
The man’s relatives told Fire Department personnel that they believe he entered the river about 1:30 p.m. Sunday at 1340 Beach St. — a typical location for kayakers, the Fire Department said in a statement.
Arlington firefighters had joined the search downstream.
“He was to meet up with the family later that evening, and he didn’t show up,” Harrison said Monday. “His family got some kayaks and began looking for him, but police told them to get out of the river.”
The man’s car was in the parking lot of the Fort Worth Rowing Club. His kayak had not been found.
A jogger found a body on the banks of the Trinity River on Tuesday morning and authorities believe it could be missing kayaker Tyler Smith, fire officials said.
The jogger alerted firefighters about 10:35 a.m. Firefighters and a dive team had been searching for Smith since Monday.
The body was found in a remote area of the river 500 to 600 yards east of Gateway Park in Fort Worth, and the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office will make a positive identification.
Smith and his orange kayak had been missing since Sunday afternoon, fire officials said. He put in near the Fort Worth Rowing Club and may have been fishing, Fort Worth fire Battalion Chief Richard Harrison said.Witnesses reported seeing a person matching his description in a kayak Sunday. None said the kayaker appeared to be in distress.
The man’s relatives told Fire Department personnel that they believe he entered the river about 1:30 p.m. Sunday at 1340 Beach St. — a typical location for kayakers, the Fire Department said in a statement.
Arlington firefighters had joined the search downstream.
“He was to meet up with the family later that evening, and he didn’t show up,” Harrison said Monday. “His family got some kayaks and began looking for him, but police told them to get out of the river.”
The man’s car was in the parking lot of the Fort Worth Rowing Club. His kayak had not been found.
