HCSO: Man found dead after passerby saw body floating in bayou

HOUSTON - Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies reported finding a body on Saturday, Sept. 26.

According to officials, the body was found floating in a bayou in the 470 block of Freeport Street.

Investigators say around 8:30 a.m. a passerby reported seeing a body in the water.

The victim, a black male was retrieved from the bayou around 11:50 a.m.

Sergeant Beall of the Harris County Sheriff's Office offered more details Saturday afternoon:

The man did not have any identification on him but he is described as being over 6-feet-tall, 250 pounds, and in his 20s or 30s.

Harris County is still investigating the scene but they say it doesn't appear that suffered any trauma.