East Texas Man Drowns At Broken Bow Lake

An East Texas man has drowned in Broken Bow Lake in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 51-year-old Allen Wayne Roberts of Terrell and another person, were swimming Wednesday from an island to the main shore when Roberts tired. The second person said she first tried to help Roberts, then swam to shore to retrieve something to assist, but he had gone under by the time she returned.