HOUSTON — A 15-year-old boy has drowned after going fishing with a friend in Sims Bayou in southeast Houston Thursday night.
This happened near Margaret Jenkins Park.
Houston police tweeted at around 9:03 p.m. that officers with the southeast division were working alongside Houston fire and FOX in the search.
Police said the 15-year-old was
Houston police say the 15-year-old was out playing with a 14-year-old friend last night a little after 6 p.m. The teens had asked their parents if they could get the fishing poles out to go fish. Both were apparently told no.
The boys went anyway and that’s when Houston police say the older boy drowned.
“What the 14-year-old kid is telling us is they were playing in shallow spots, the 15-year-old slipped into a deep spot and he couldn’t swim,” HPD Lt. Wilkens said.
Police said the friend didn’t have a phone so he went to get his parents. They and the victim’s parents rushed back to Sims Bayou but couldn’t find the teen.
HPD’s dive team came out to help with the search Thursday night. They were able to find the body.
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