15-Year-Old Texas Boy Dies After Slipping Into Bayou While Fishing With His Friend

Photo: Houston Police Department

A 15-year-old Texas boy died after he fell into a Houston-area bayou while fishing with a friend, according to authorities.

The Harris County Medical Examiner has identified Dahmari Hayes as the victim of Thursday’s accident at Sims Bayou. An official cause of death have not been released.

Police were told the teen “slipped and fell” into the bayou on Scott Street in Houston around 5 p.m. on Thursday, said Houston Police Department Homicide Division Sergeant T. Simmons and Detective L. Kauffmanin a news releaseon Friday.

The department’s dive team eventually recovered the teen’s body from the water during an overnight search, per the release. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police responded to the scene shortly before 8 p.m. on Thursday after receiving reports of a drowning in the 10000 block of Scott Street, according to Simmons and Kauffman.

“The other juvenile male ran to get help and to notify the victim’s family,” said Simmons and Kauffman in Friday’s release.

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The HPD announced the boy was missing just after 10 p.m. on Thursday ina tweetthat appeared to show rescue crews at the scene.

Multiple agencies assisted in the search, the HPD said. Sims Bayou, mainly located in Houston, covers a 94 square-mile drainage area between Missouri City and South Houston, according tothe Harris County Flood Control District’s website.

source: people.com