Texas father’s body found in lake after 3-year-old daughter says, ‘Daddy went swimming’: police

Authorities in Texas recovered a man’s body from a lake on Friday after an unaccompanied 3-year-old girl found sleeping alone on a boat, told officers, “Daddy went swimming.”

A local spotted the boat adrift on Lake Granbury found the girl on board and alerted the authorities, WFAA reported.

A local alerted authorities after finding a 3-year-old girl alone aboard a vessel on Lake Granbury, pictured.  (Facebook/Brazos Rivery Authority)

The girl’s father launched the boat from Granbury City Beach Boat Ramp around 5 p.m. Thursday, and the two never returned, Fox 4 reported.

The Hood County Sheriff’s Office said the girl was “in good condition” when she was found. Her identity was not released.

Multiple agencies searched for the girl’s father before locating a man's body about 60 feet from the boat, NBC DFW reported.

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It was unclear why or how he ended up in the lake. The man's identity was not available as of Friday evening.

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Lake Granbury is in northeast Texas, about 80 miles west of Dallas.

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