Officials identify off-duty Dallas firefighter missing from North Texas lake, officials say

PRINCETON, Texas — Officials are searching for an off-duty Dallas Fire-Rescue member who was reported missing while kayaking, officials said.

Deputies were notified around 10:30 a.m. Saturday of a missing kayaker on Lake Lavon, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. A witness reported seeing a kayaker with a dog in the water, and later saw the dog paddling alone near the overturned vessel, the release states.

The missing kayaker was later identified as Juan Omar Chaidez, an off-duty Dallas Fire Rescue firefighter, officials said…

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