CROSBY, Texas — A body was recovered Monday while crews were searching for a man in the San Jacinto River, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said 28-year-old German Reynaga jumped in to help a woman who was drowning, but he never resurfaced.
Deputies said a woman went into the San Jacinto River off Old Highway 90 to swim around 9 p.m. but she was overcome by the currents so she started screaming out for help.
Several men jumped in to help her, however, Reynaga went underwater and never came back up.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office’s marine and dive units were called out to the scene near Crosby.
“They went out on a boat. Using sonar, they located a body. They brought it back to shore. It is of a male,” HCSO Major Jesse Razo said.
The sheriff’s office said Reynaga did not know the woman he went into the water to save.
People in the area said it's a tragedy they see too often. There are crosses that line the river bank in the area.
An employee at a nearby campground said he has experienced it first-hand.