PALO PINTO COUNTY, Texas — A 23-year-old Abilene man died Friday after being hit by a vessel's propeller while tubing on Possum Kingdom Lake, officials told WFAA.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) said the Texas Game Wardens, the Palo Pinto County Sheriff’s Office and Sacred Cross EMS responded to a propeller strike at Possum Kingdom Lake on the evening of June 6.

According to TPWD, the man was being pulled on a tube when he was struck by a vessel's propeller. The vessel had three people on board at the time, TPWD said, and the vessel operator, identified as Justin Mitchell Pillard, 21, was charged with intoxication manslaughter.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to TPWD.

Further details about the incident, including the victim's identity, were unavailabl

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