HIGHLAND VILLAGE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A North Texas family is mourning the loss of two sisters who drowned while celebrating a birthday on Lake Lewisville July 4th.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiners Office identified the women as 31-year-old Teegan Hill of Lancaster and 28-year-old Troinee Broom of Dallas.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said Hill and Broom were reportedly thrown from a pontoon boat around 8 p.m. near Pilot Knoll Park in Highland Village.
Hill was a Dallas-based attorney. Broom was a school teacher.
A family member said the pair were celebrating Hill’s 31st birthday with friends on the day of the tragedy.
Officials said neither one was wearing a life jacket at the time of the accident.
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