OHP Troopers Identify Lake Eufaula Drowning Victim

Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers have identified a man who drowned on Lake Eufaula.

According to troopers, the body of 69-year-old Michael Etris was recovered on Friday, May 6 around 7:49 p.m.

Troopers say set out on a boat on Lake Eufaula at around 7:25 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3 to go fishing. Accroding to troopers, around 11:30 p.m., Etris' boat was found partailly submergeed with no operator.

Troopers conducted a search on Lake Eufaula on Friday, May 6 and recovered the body in around 43 feet of water.

Currently, it is unclear what caused the boat to partially sink.

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