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Texas man dies trying to save dog in Lake Powell

A 62-year-old man, already tired from trying to save his drifting rental house boat, died Thursday after his dog jumped off the boat and he went went to save it.

David John, from Greenville, Texas, “appeared to be fatigued" after attempting to retrieve his houseboat that had detached from its anchor and was drifting in the Wahweap District of Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, near Page, Arizona, according to a news release.

Then, John’s dog jumped off the boat. John tried to save it and both disappeared in the water.