Howard County Man Found Dead in Millwood Lake After Boat Spotted Circling

A 52-year-old Howard County man is believed to have drowned after a boat was spotted circling on Millwood Lake in Hempstead County on the morning of Nov. 6, according to the Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office.

The man, identified as Duce Rhodes, was believed to have been operating the boat when authorities received a call about the incident around 8:30 a.m. near Saratoga Landing.

The boat was reportedly seen traveling in circles before eventually running out of gas and stopping in the lake.

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission personnel and Hempstead County authorities responded to the area and began searching for the man. Searchers located Rhodes in the lake around 10 a.m., according to the sheriff’s office.

The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Hempstead County authorities.