Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard says a man died at the Umphrey Family boat dock on Recreational Road 255 at Lake Sam Rayburn early Saturday evening.

Havard said shortly after 5:00, a man and wife were fishing from the dock when the man began coughing and passed out and fell into the water. His wife jumped in the water and held him up and she was assisted by a nearby boater who helped to get him on shore.

Sheriff Havard said the man was unresponsive so CPR was started and continued when an ambulance crew arrived, but they were unable to revive him.

Russel Franklin Frasier, 67, of Jasper was pronounced dead at the scene by Jasper County Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace Brett Holloway.

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