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The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office said a 29-year-old man who was fishing with friends at the Donna Lakes died after accidentally falling in the water and drowning.
The sheriff’s office responded to the location on Wednesday at approximately 4:14 p.m. in reference to the disappearance of a man.
“Upon arrival, the missing person was identified as a 29-year-old man by his two friends,” the release stated. “The calling parties stated they were fishing at the canal near the pump house, when two of them accidentally fell in the water.”
Employees from the pump house rescued one of the men, but lost sight of the 29-year-old man, who was fully submerged.
Search teams with the Donna and Mercedes fire departments assisted in the search and recovery and found the man at about 6:27 p.m.
An autopsy is pending.
The sheriff’s office did not identify the man.
