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Good Samaritan Drowns In Lewisville Lake

TARRANT COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) - A man drowned in Lewisville Lake Friday while trying to help another person whose canoe capsized.

Mark Vasquez, 41, wasn't wearing a life jacket, according to Denton County Deputies. They say he drowned in the water near Cottonwood Creek Marina.

Vasquez lived in Little Elm.

Police have not released any information at this time about the condition of the canoeist.

Lewisville Lake is a reservoir located in North Texas on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in Denton County near Lewisville.

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