SABINE COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - East Texas Game Wardens are searching for a college student who has been missing since Wednesday on Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Texas and Louisiana border.
Peyton Hughes, 21, a student enrolled at Campbellsville University in Kentucky, was pre-fishing for a Bassmaster Kayak Series event, set to take place September 27-28, when he was reported missing, the Texas Game Wardens said.
According to a statement by the Bass Anglers Sportsman’s Society, Hughes didn’t return to the launch point, the designated meeting place, on September 24. His travel partner contacted authorities. His kayak has been located, but he has so far been unaccounted for.
Multiple agencies from both Texas and Louisiana are assisting, including Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisherie