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Man saves drowning woman

Man saves drowning woman

On April 4, approximately 6:00 p.m. Dustin Roach risked his life while rescuing a woman at Wright Patman, when a 2000 GMC Yukon carrying two passengers reportedly lost control of their vehicle and ended up in the Cass County side of the spillway. After seeing the accident firsthand while fishing, Roach jumped into the spillway to save the woman.

Search for driver in crash ongoing
Search for driver in crash ongoing

Search for driver in crash ongoing

On April 4, 2021 at approximately 6 p.m., Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers were notified of a one-vehicle crash on Sulphur Point Road near the spillway of Lake Wright Patman along the Bowie/ Cass County border. A female passenger, Lucia Mendoza, 29, was pulled from the water to safety and transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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