MILAM COUNTY, Texas — A 31-year-old man drowned over the weekend after trying to cross a pond near Rockdale on horseback, according to the Milam County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office responded around 5:45 p.m. Saturday to the 600 block of County Road 303 for a report of a possible drowning.
Texas Parks & Wildlife game wardens, Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department and dive teams from Milam and Williamson counties also responded.
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Emergency responders found that Andrew Jenkins, 31, had gone underwater in a pond on the property and not resurfaced, authorities said. Divers recovered his body around 8 p.m.
Investigators determined Jenkins had been attempting to cross the pond on horseback when he and the horse became separated and he went under, the sheriff’s office said.
Foul play is not suspected based on information available so far. An autopsy has been ordered.