Friday, February 14, 2025

Grapevine Lake drowning victim identified

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s office this week released the identity of a man who drowned in Grapevine Lake on July 13.

According to the city of Grapevine, the man dove into the water from a boat, but never returned to the boat that Thursday afternoon. The fire department’s dive team searched for the man’s body for days, recovering it on Saturday morning.

The man has been identified as 56-year-old Joseph Hooper of Grapevine, according to the medical examiner’s office.

“We are very sorry for this family’s loss,” the city said in a social media post. “We ask that everyone please wear a life jacket when entering any body of water, especially our area lakes.”

Mark Smith
Mark Smith
Mark Smith is the Digital Editor of The Cross Timbers Gazette.

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