Child drowns at Sylvan Beach in La Porte, deputies say

LA PORTE, Texas – A 3-year-old girl drowned Saturday at Sylvan Beach Park in La Porte, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. 

The incident was reported at 7:06 p.m. in the 100 block of South Bayshore Drive. 

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The child has been identified as Ziyonah Zeno.

Gonzalez said emergency medical services did CPR on Zeno after she was found underwater. It is unknown how long Zeno had been there. 

She was taken to Bayshore Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.


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