Body of missing fisherman recovered near Denison Dam - KXII

DENISON, Texas (KXII) - Crews have recovered the body of a fisherman who went missing in the Red River Friday afternoon.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the body of John Franklin Johnson, 43, of Durant, was recovered at 8:25 am. Monday in nine-foot deep water about 40 yards south of the north shore, 250 yards from where he was last seen near the Denison Dam.

OHP said a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter spotted the body and OHP’s Marine Enforcement Division made recovery.

Original story:

DENISON, Texas (KXII) - Crews are searching for a missing man in the Red River at the Denison Dam Friday afternoon.

Officials on scene said it happened just before 3 p.m. when a man standing in the middle of the rocks went into the water.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol, park rangers, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Colbert and Cartwright EMS & Fire Departments, and Choctaw Nation Emergency Management are all scene assisting in the search and rescue.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say the male was standing in the middle of the Red River as the sirens were blaring before the water was released.

Watch News 12 tonight for updated information.

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