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Falls County investigating apparent drowning
Falls County Sheriff Ben Kirk today released information about finding a missing Dallas-area man during the weekend in a stock pond.
According to the release, the Highland Village Police Department asked the Falls County Sheriff’s Department for help in trying to locate Walter Chandler of Farmers Branch, who had property in southeastern Falls County.
Sheriff’s personnel went to a heavily wooded area north of Bremond near County Road 277 and State Highway 14.
The search also included Texas Department of Public Safety aircraft, state game wardens, Texas Rangers, Bremond Volunteer Fire Department, and a canine search team from U.S. Homeland Security emergency responders. Cen-Tex Search and Rescue dive teams eventually found Chandler’s body after 6 p.m. Saturday in a small stock pond.
The initial investigation suggests that Chander’s death resulted from drowning, the release states.
Falls County Justice of the Peace Sharon Maxey pronounced Chandler dead and ordered an autopsy.
The release said no more details are expected to be released until the investigation is completed.
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