53-year-old Man Dies During Midnight Swim at Lake Cisco

CISCO – The Eastland County Sheriff's Office is reporting a 53-year-old man has drowned Friday morning in Lake Cisco.

According to multiple reports,. on Sep. 23, the Cisco Police Department and the Eastland County Sheriff's Office were alerted to a possible drowning at Lake Cisco. They were told that a man had gone out for a midnight swim during a party and never came back to shore.

The man allegedly went in the water at around 12:30 a.m. while he was attending a party with friends and family. After an extended period of time they realized that the man never returned.

The Cisco Fire Department deployed rescuers and boats and were able to locate the body of the 53-year-old man about 100 feet from the shore. The man was pronounced dead at 1:50 a.m. by an Eastland County Justice of the Peace.

The name of the individual is not being released as a request by the family.