SABINE PARISH, La. (KALB) - Officials near the Louisiana-Texas border reported that the body of Peyton Hughes, 21, of Springfield, Kentucky, was recovered from the Toledo Bend reservoir on Friday, September 26.

Sabine County Sheriff’s Office said they began searching for Hughes on Wednesday, September 24.

SCSO said Hughes, a student at Campbellsville University, was participating in the Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series and was reported missing by his fishing coach on Wednesday. He was reportedly out pre-fishing in his kayak before the tournament.

Deputies began searching that night with help from Pendleton Harbor Volunteer Fire Department, Texas Parks and Wildlife and Eye in the Sky Recovery Incorporated. They said Hughes’ kayak, which was found banked on Alligator Cove, and a baseball

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