The Sheriff's Office has identified the man as Kien Phan from Sachse, Texas.
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Deputies say the man had rented a boat from a local marina with his family. Five children, all wearing life jackets, were on a tube being pulled by the boat when the man's 12-year-old daughter fell into the water. The family told deputies it appeared the child was going under water when her father went in to rescue her without a life jacket.
The man was able to push the girl back toward the boat, but rough water conditions pulled him down.
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Rescue teams responded to the area of Lakeside Amphitheater to assist a little after 5 p.m. Crews searched the area and located the man about an hour later. EMS performed life-saving measures, however, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.