The body of a Cypress, Texas man, missing since he disappeared while on an outing Sunday at Lake Somerville, has been found.
The body of Walter Castillo, 38, was discovered about 10:20 a.m. Wednesday by a searcher near Yegua Creek Park.
Castillo was missing since he fell from a jet ski near Rock Island Sunday. Rock Island is located between Yegua Creek Park and Overlook Park.
Both of those parks are on the Washington County side of Lake Somerville.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to the missing person call about 5:45 p.m. Sunday.
Searchers included personnel from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Washington County Emergency Medical Services, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens, a Texas Department of Public Safety aircraft from Houston and a DPS dive team from Austin.
This is the second lake drowning in just over two weeks.
Maria Guadalupe Hernandez, 49, of Tomball, drowned April 23 while on an outing at Welch Park.
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