HOUSTON — Police investigators are looking into the death of a 60-year-old man after what appears to be an accidental drowning in southwest Houston.
Houston police officers and firefighters were called to the 8700 block of S. Braeswood around 11 p.m. Thursday.
A friend of the victim said the man was trying to access his living area under a bridge when he tripped on a hole and fell into Brays Bayou. The friend said he tried to get the man out of the water, but the victim was wearing a backpack that complicated the rescue efforts.
The friend ran to a nearby store to call 911, and responding rescuers found the man’s body after about 45 minutes.
Police said there were no signs of foul play, but the death is being handled by homicide investigators as per protocol.
The man's identity was not immediately released.
