A man's dead body was found in White Rock Creek on Sunday after he was swept away while trying to cross the creek on Saturday.
Authorities have not provided many details at this time, and it is still unclear why the man was trying to cross the creek. A woman who was with the man called 911 on Saturday at 10:32 p.m. to report that he was missing, as per Dallas Fire-Rescue and NBC 5 DFW.
Search teams looked for the missing man around West Lawther Road and White Rock Creek. reported Fox 4 KDFW. DFR used boats and search teams overnight on Saturday but did not find the man. His body was found around 100 yards from where he went missing when the search resumed on Sunday morning. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office took the body but has not revealed the cause of death or his identity.
On Saturday, White Rock Creek had a very high level, according to from the National Weather Service (NWS). data NWS data shows White Rock Creek rose from 71 feet to 82 around 10 a.m. on Saturday. The NWS gauge is located along Greenville Avenue, where the creek goes under the road. While the creek level was much higher than usual, it did not reach flood levels. The river floods at 84 feet. By 10 a.m. on April 22, the creek had returned to near-normal levels and was just over 71 feet high.
Recent storms set records, as previously reported by
The Dallas Express Rainfall at DFW International broke a new record for the date, with over two inches recorded. The storms also caused significant lightning, with Fox Weather reporting between 300 and 500 lightning strikes every five minutes. Most areas got between one and two inches of rain, while Love Field got over four inches.. There were few reports of hail from the storm, and no tornadoes, but NWS did issue warnings. As the storms moved to the East Coast, hail became a bigger issue, with reports of golfball- to tennis ball-sized hail in the Carolinas. reporting The man's dead body was found in White Rock Creek on Sunday after he was swept away while trying to ford the creek on Saturday. Authorities have not provided many details at this time, and it is still unclear why the man was trying to cross the creek. A woman who had been with him called 911 on Saturday at 10:32 p.m. to report that he was missing, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue, NBC 5 DFW reported.
There were limited reports of hail from the storm and no tornado activity, though NWS did issue warnings. As the storms moved along to the East Coast, hail has become more of an issue, with reports of golfball- to tennis ball-sized hail reported in the Carolinas.
