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Aug

Drowning victim’s body recovered

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The body of a man who drowned in Lake LBJ near Sunrise Beach Village was recovered Wednesday after a two-day search.

The man was identified as 74-year-old William Thornton Jr. of Harlingen.

According to a statement released by Sunrise Beach Village Police Chief Laurie Brock, the Llano County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call at about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, about a missing swimmer.

The caller reporter Thornton had gone swimming from a boat on Lake LBJ and encountered trouble in the water. The victim went under the water and did not resurface.

Sunrise Beach Village police and fire personnel responded to the scene at end of Beach Drive, where a search began for Thornton.

Joining SBV were personnel from the LCSO, Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife game wardens, Lake Colorado River Authority rangers and firefighters from Kingsland and Buchanan departments.

Wed
13
Jul

Sunrise Beach meth scramble nabs five

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Matthew Moss

BY GLYNIS CRAWFORD SMITH
THE HIGHLANDER
 
The routine check of a suspicious man on foot led to something of a scramble in the City of Sunrise Beach Village Sunday, July 10, and resulted in five arrests and confiscation of 44 grams of methamphetamine.
Sunrise Beach Police Officer Ruben Saucedo made the stop of the man later identified as 23-year-old Matthew Moss and who claimed to be homeless.
“Officer Saucedo obtained the male's driver's license,” said Police Chief Laurie Brock. “Then the male took the license back … and fled on foot into a heavily wooded area.”
Saucedo gave chase but called in backup when he was unsuccessful in catching up with the man.
“Llano County Sheriff's Department units were able to stop a car coming into the city and learned that the occupants were en route to pick up the suspect that fled,” said a press release from Brock.
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