16-month-old drowns in lake

WILLIS, Texas – A 16-month-old boy drowned in a private lake in Montgomery County on Thursday.

Montgomery County sheriff's deputies said the boy drowned at a home in the 12700 block of Royal Shore Drive in the Willis area shortly before 8 a.m.

Detectives said the boy wandered across the street from his grandfather's home and fell into the lake. The boy had been outside with his grandfather when he wandered away, officials said.

Paramedics gave the boy CPR, but it was too late.

No criminal charges are expected.

The boy's name has not been released.