2 Idabel Men Drown While Fishing

Two men drowned after the boat they were fishing in became swamped with water Sunday afternoon in McCurtain County.

Monday, December 24th 2018, 3:20 pm

By: Dee Duren

Two men drowned after the boat they were fishing in became swamped with water Sunday afternoon in McCurtain County. Oklahoma Highway Patrol said it happened sometime between 3 and 4 p.m. December 23 on a private lake 14 miles east of Idabel.

Troopers said Lapatrick D. Van, 41; and Kenney Mayes, 54, were in an 11-foot aluminum boat when they went into the water. Neither was wearing a floatation device, according to an OHP incident report.

Idabel firefighters recovered the men's bodies early Monday morning. Both men were from Idabel.

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