CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky college student is missing after he went fishing in a reservoir along the Texas-Louisiana border.

Peyton Hughes, 21, enrolled at Campbellsville University, has been missing since Wednesday, Sept. 24, according to a Texas Game Wardens social media post.

Texas officials say Hughes was pre-fishing on Toledo Bend Reservoir for a Bassmaster Kayak Series event when he was reported missing. The university said he did not return to the launch point after the tournament ended on Toledo Bend Lake in Hemp Hill, Texas. His kayak, however, was located.

Campbellsville University is located about 1.5 hours south of Louisville. Hughes is also a member of the university's Kayak Bass Fishing Team, according to a Campbellsville University Administration email sent Thursda

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