Person found dead in west Harris County during search for missing man
KATY, Texas - A person has been found dead while authorities were searching for a missing man in the Katy area on Wednesday.
Katy police scene: Search for missing man
What we know:
According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the scene is on Katy Hockley Road, near SH-99 and West Road.
The sheriff says two men were using a drone in the area Tuesday morning when it crashed in the wooded area near the scene. The men found the drone, but one of the men went missing when he went back to find a missing part of the drone.
Authorities started searching for the 74-year-old man the same day, but they weren't able to find him. They're now back at the scene to continue searching.
Sheriff Gonzalez then shared Wednesday that a person believed to be the missing man was found deceased in the area.
Dig deeper:
The missing man is identified by Texas EquuSearch as 74-year-old Ronal Nowak.
The organization says Nowak was at the Northwest Houston R/C Club on Tuesday and went into the woods to find his model airplane.
EquuSearch volunteers were said to be looking for him at around 9 p.m. Tuesday night.
What we don't know:
It's not confirmed if the person found dead is Nowak.
The person's cause of death is unknown at this time.
The Source: Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez and Texas EquuSearch