HOUSTON – Authorities say a man’s body was recovered from a submerged truck inside a Clear Lake area golf course pond Thursday.
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Houston Police were out at the Bay Oaks Country Club after the truck was seen in the water at 7 a.m.
Our vehicular crimes investigators & Dive Team officers are on scene of a person found deceased inside a vehicle found in a golf course pond at 14100 Bay Oaks Blvd @ Clear Lake City Blvd.
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) January 23, 2025
The vehicle was seen submerged at 7 a.m. The body was discovered by officers about 9:30 am.
Officers said they later found a man’s body inside the submerged truck around 9:30 a.m.
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HPD says they believe the driver of the black Toyota Tacoma drove into the pond around 4:35 a.m. Thursday.
Police say the driver, an 83-year-old man, was traveling southbound on Clear Lake City Blvd when he lost control of the truck. The truck drove onto a raised curb, then onto the median where it struck a tree, continuing southbound and crossing the intersection. It ended up inside the pond.
Authorities say it is possible the man suffered a medical emergency which led to the crash.