A man in eastern Texas who dove about 40 feet from an embankment into a shallow portion of a lake has died from his injuries, according to authorities.
Police said the incident happened Saturday at Lake Gladewater, a 481-acre body of water 20 miles west of Longview, Texas.
At least seven witnesses told police the man, 34, jumped headfirst from the embankment into an approximately 4-foot-deep pool of water, a news release from the Gladewater Police Department stated.
Dispatchers received a call of an unresponsive male in the area, and first responders attempted lifesaving measures when they arrived, according to the release.
People who watched the man’s dive helped pull him out of the water and also tried rendering aid, Gladewater Police said.
The man died from the severity of his injuries despite efforts to save him.
Alcohol may have contributed to the incident, police said.
Lake Gladewater is 30 feet deep at its maximum depth, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife.
The incident happened off the main part of the lake popular among swimmers, and “is surrounded by tall embankments, shallow water and a rocky bottom,” police stated in the release.
jayzeats on July 3rd, 2023 at 01:08 UTC »
Bruh, my pools shallow end is 3 and a half feet to 4 feet deep. (Idk which one it is) and just taking a little jump in from the side still has a little rough landing as a full grown man. Can’t imagine 40 feet into 4 feet
TheBitterSeason on July 3rd, 2023 at 00:14 UTC »
A girl in my neighborhood did a lesser version of this in a pool when I was growing up. She broke her neck and has been quadriplegic ever since. Girl fucked up once when she was maybe ten or eleven years old and has never stopped paying for it. Needless to say, between that incident and my family having a relative who drove paratransit buses, it was driven into our skulls with the verbal equivalent of a fifty pound hammer that none of us were to ever fuck around when it came to diving. All it takes is one mistake to end up dead or paralyzed, as this guy unfortunately found out.
5xad0w on July 2nd, 2023 at 22:51 UTC »
Alcohol may have contributed to the incident, police said.