LAKEWAY, Texas — 6/18 3:18 p.m. The Travis County Sheriff’s Office Underwater Recovery Team recovered the body of 75-year-old John Petrone of Illinois.
According to the TCSO, on Sunday at 7:30 p.m., they received a 911 call from the Rough Hollow area of Lake Travis. When deputies arrived, witnesses said they saw the man in the water without a life jacket. Rescuers entered the water, but they did not find him.
Deputies scanned the area with sonar, camera, and a remotely operated underwater vehicle before stopping search efforts around 11:45 p.m. Sunday. They resumed the search Monday.
The identity will be released upon Medical Examiner’s confirmation and notification of next of kin.