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BODY FOUND 1-1-1
Rescue units gather at.North lake in the north-
west part of Dallas county to search for the body
of Ralph Thomas, of Lancaster. The 23-year-old
truck driver was drowned white water skiiing Sun-
day morning. Boats equiped with sonaf are sent
into 100-foot deep water w1 ere Thomas went down.
Skin divers descend to the bottom of the ika lake.
Thomas, who could not swim, and who did not wear
a life preserver, was riding on one water ski when
the boat, driven by his wife, suddenly cut out.
He went under once and never came up.
WIFE IN CAR
Mrs. Thomas has to be consoled when word is sunk
received that her husband's body has been found.MAN POINTS
Lieutenant O.H. Douglas of the Irving police
reserve points to where the body was found floating
in 30 feet of water three-eighths of a mile
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Body found], script, June 14, 1960; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc906465/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.