CROSBY, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities say a man drowned at an off-road park in Crosby Tuesday afternoon after trying to swim across a body of water on the property.
According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and emergency services were dispatched to a water rescue to a small lagoon at Extreme Off Road Park and Beach, located at 1927 Gulf Pump Road, just after 12 noon on Tuesday.
Investigators said a 33-year-old Houston man entered the lake connected to the San Jacinto River and tried to swim across. According to deputies, the man was about halfway there when he started struggling. Deputies said he was seen walking underwater in a body of water in the park and was not seen again
HCSO said its dive team assisted in the search for the man.
Officials later told ABC13 at around 3 p.m. that the water rescue turned into a recovery mission.
Deputies said the man’s body was recovered from the water at 4:24 p.m. and he was pronounced dead by drowning.
Investigators said they did not suspect foul play. They added that they did not suspect alcohol was a factor in the crash.
HCSO said the park is private property and that there are no lifeguards.
In a social media post, Xtreme Off Road Park and Beach said four men in a truck arrived at the park and made their way to the bodies of water closest to the entrance. According to the post, the others challenged one of the men to cross the body of water, even though it was “clearly marked as a no-swimming zone.”
SkyEye13 flew over the scene on Tuesday, showing emergency crews responding to the accident.
SkyEye13 was overhead Tuesday afternoon, capturing images of emergency crews responding to a water rescue.
The crash comes two weeks after officials reported the death of a 20-year-old man in an ATV crash at the same off-road park.
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