NEWS
Lost child drowns in pond
Two weeks after a tragic drowning took the life of a Bowie High School senior, a second drowning has taken the infant boy of a Sunset area family.
Emergency personnel were called to a residence at 171 Lawhorn Lane at 6:25 p.m. on May 25.
Sgt. Jack Lawson of the Montague County Sheriff’s Office said Robert Sillivent called 911 to report his son, Benjamin Ryder, age two, was missing.
“The father told us he was feeding horses and Ryder was playing when he stepped outside for a moment. When he came back the boy was gone and the father said it was not like him to walk away,” explained the investigator.
Deputies, the K-9 unit and members of the Sunset Volunteer Fire Department were called to assist with the search.
A short time later Lawson said the child was found in a nearby pond. The child was airlifted to Cook Children’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
A BOIL WATER NOTICE remains in effect for City of Bowie, TX water customers along Highway 81 from Parker Road to Old Bowie Lake. Affected customers should use bottled or boiled water for drinking, cooking, or brushing teeth. Results of water testing should be available shortly after noon today. If the testing is good, the BOIL WATER NOTICE may be lifted shortly thereafter
A boil water order was implemented Monday afternoon for the area served at U.S. Highway 81 from Parker Drive to Old Bowie Lake as water line repairs were made. The order remains in place today. If you are affected by this order and need bottled water call 940-977-4941.
City of Bowie officials report Montague County, TX will be under an ELEVATED FIRE THREAT today. Please be careful. Hear Audio Alert:https://hrpow.us/H9U9gWU
A heat advisory also continues until 8 p.m. tonight. Remember to check on pets and older neighbors. Stay safe.
Photo of a previous grass fire, Bowie News file photo.
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