Dive teams recover man’s body who went underwater after helping save 2 women in San Jacinto River

Christian Terry , Digital Content Producer

Christian Terry , Digital Content Producer ductile filter body casting

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says a dive team has recovered a man’s body after he drowned in the San Jacinto River.

The @HCSOTexas Dive Team is responding to the 1900 blk of Gulf Pump Rd (Crosby). Preliminary: an adult male (approx 25) and two females were in water. The females started going under water and the male was able to assist them, but he too went under water and has not resurfaced. pic.twitter.com/6ZX68ufZxy

The sheriff’s office said it happened in the 1900 block of Gulf Pump Road in the Crosby area. The sheriff’s office said this is at the Xtreme Off-Road Park.

Authorities say the man, believed to be approximately 25-years-old, had gone out into the water to help two women who were struggling and beginning to go underwater. He was able to help them, but then he went underwater and never resurfaced.

The sheriff’s office said the two women were able to make it out of the water.

Dive Team members have recovered the man’s body. https://t.co/cmDaTJyhX1

Around 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said dive teams had recovered the man’s body from the river.

No additional information, as of this writing, has been shared.

Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.

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