Bystanders rescue a senior man who fell into water in Texas

Lake Athens in Texas
@Deepizzaguy (118822)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
March 3, 2026 1:08pm CST
A senior man who is in his 70s fell off his boat in Lake Athens on Monday when bystanders who entered the water to rescue the senior man who fell into the water. Henderson County Game Wardens in Texas managed to rescue the senior man and taken by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to a local hospital to be treated for injuries in the accident. I hope that the senior citizen will make a full recovery soon. Link is msn.com/en-us/news/cri...
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• United States
8h
Yay, he was ok.
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@Deepizzaguy (118822)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7h
I am in agreement with you.
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• United States
9h
The poor dear elderly person.
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@Deepizzaguy (118822)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2h
I know what you mean.
@AmbiePam (113962)
• United States
11h
I’m glad to hear he is safe.
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@Deepizzaguy (118822)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7h
So am I happy that the senior aged man is okay.
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@snowy22315 (203760)
• United States
9h
Good smSamsritans are everywhere
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@Deepizzaguy (118822)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7h
That is true.
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@JudyEv (373023)
• Rockingham, Australia
3h
Boats can be very unstable. It would be easy to fall out of one.
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@Deepizzaguy (118822)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2h
That is true.
6h
I do hope that he makes a recovery soon as well George I think he is a bit too old to be falling into the water Glad he was rescued
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@Deepizzaguy (118822)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2h
That is what I was thinking that the senior man is too old to be on a boat by himself/
@rakski (149571)
• Philippines
6h
Good save!
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@Deepizzaguy (118822)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2h
I am in agreement with you that the senior man was saved by the game wardens and the bystanders.
@RasmaSandra (94870)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7h
Glad the guy was rescued and will be all right,
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@Deepizzaguy (118822)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2h
So am I since falling into a lake is dangerous.
@DianneN (250273)
• United States
7h
I hope he makes a full recovery, too. Poor man.
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@Deepizzaguy (118822)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2h
I also hope that the senior man makes a full recovery as well.
@innertalks (23549)
• Australia
9h
I wonder why he fell off of his boat, maybe a medical incident, carelessness, or just misadventure. He was lucky that people were around to assist him, and to inform the Game wardens of the necessity to do so.
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@Deepizzaguy (118822)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7h
Most likely an accident aboard the boat was the cause of the man falling into the river.
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