Body found after man crashes ATV into pond and never resurfaces, Texas officials say

A man died after crashing an ATV into a pond at an off-road park in Texas, officials say.

The incident happened at Xtreme Off Road Park & Beach, near Crosby, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a May 29 tweet.

The man crashed, went underwater and never resurfaced, Gonzalez said. Authorities recovered his body later in the day.

Witnesses say the man drove about 50 yards into a pond when the four-wheeler overturned, and he sank beneath the surface, police told KHOU.

The man was being chased by a family member, investigators told KPRC.

“So, I came over here and as soon as I got here, we heard there was somebody still out there, so what happened was I jumped in,” witness Lionel Palomares told KHOU, adding that a woman was also helping him search for the man. “It’s heartbreaking, especially in a place like this where you come to have fun and you expect to go home ... sometimes it doesn’t happen.”

Crosby is roughly 25 miles northeast of downtown Houston.

This story was originally published May 30, 2023 at 10:56 AM with the headline "Body found after man crashes ATV into pond and never resurfaces, Texas officials say."