By: News On 6
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Oklahoma -
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported to a scene Sunday night where a man drowned at Hickory Creek Cove on Fort Gibson Lake.
According to the family of the victim s account to Troopers, 84-year-old Ernie Lemon, Jr. told his family that he was going to swim to the boat dock and retrieve a paddle boat between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Authorities said the lake was approximately 16 feet above normal and the walkway to the boat dock was completely underwater.
Lemon was later found at the end of the walkway by the Cherokee Nation Dive Team around 6:45 p.m.
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Discover Oklahoma: Hooked on fishing? State offers plenty of places to reel em in Dino Lalli © Lori Duckworth/Oklahoma Tourism A fisherman shows off his catch at Lake Eufaula.
Fishing for me combines both the elements of excitement and relaxation. A much talked about subject is the “magic” of fishing, too. But that magic also encompasses the excitement when the bait has been taken and the battle begins to get the fish on the boat, yet the allure of those peaceful moments, listening to the gentle waves of water and feeling a tiny breeze also are quite magical.
Oklahoma has more than 200 lakes and over a million surface acres of water. And the thought or realization of discovering a new area, stream or cove to fish adds another layer to that “magic.”