Divers search water for missing kayaker at Marine Creek Reservoir in Fort Worth

Authorities including the Texas Game Wardens and the Tarrant Regional Water District are searching the water for a kayaker who went missing Monday at the Marine Creek Reservoir in northwest Fort Worth.

The search team includes a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department dog and her handler, according to a department spokesperson.

A friend of the missing man called 911 Monday after his truck was found near a boat ramp at the lake.

Fort Worth Fire Department divers and police also have assisted with the search.

Fort Worth police said in a news release that they received a call about 8 p.m. Monday alerting them that a person was missing in the 4700 block of TCC Lakeside Drive.

The missing man’s last known contact with friends and family was around 10 a.m. Monday, when he said he was going fishing and kayaking, according to police. After several hours without contact, family members pinged his last known location, which led officers to the search area.

The FWPD Air One helicopter responded and police spotted the man’s empty kayak on the east side of the lake.

Fire Department dive searched until about 11 p.m. Monday, when officials with the Tarrant Regional Water District arrived and assumed search operations.

This story was originally published December 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM.