Louisiana man drowns in Lake DeGray

— Clark County officials say a Louisiana man has drowned on Lake DeGray.

Sheriff David Turner said Wednesday that 60-year-old Landen Alexander, of Gonzales, La., drowned after going down a slide on a rented houseboat near Point No. 2 at the lake. Dispatchers received a 911 call at about 6:12 p.m. Tuesday.

Turner says Alexander went to the top of the slide and hit his head on the vessel as he came down. A woman tried to help Alexander but couldn’t.

A dive team recovered Alexander’s body about 8:15 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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