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Man drives off into Neches River while looking for fishing spot near Evadale

The man was looking for a place to fish when he put his truck in the wrong gear, officials said.

EVADALE, Texas — A man was taken to the hospital after he drove his truck into the Neches River while looking for a place to fish.

He put his truck into the wrong gear and drove off the river embankment on Highway 96 near Evadale, Hardin County Sheriff Mark Davis said. The accident happened around 1 p.m., Davis said. 

The man jumped out of his truck before he went into the river, and he was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries, Davis said. 

First responders found the truck about 700 yards from where it went into the river. 

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