Texas man drowns in Lake Texoma

BRYAN COUNTY – A Texas man died Tuesday evening while swimming in Lake Texoma at East Burns Run.

Christopher Carillo, 32, of Arlington, Texas was at the swim beach and swam out to the boundary ropes, went under the water and did not resurface, according to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

At 10:45 p.m., his body was recovered using Side scan sonar and by the Colbert Volunteer Fire Department Dive Team.

A personal flotation device was not in use, according to the report.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol was assisted in the investigation by the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office, Cartwright Volunteer Fire Department, and Colbert Volunteer Fire Department Dive Team.

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