At 5 p.m. March 5, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a possible drowning involving a 17-year-old boy in a lake near 2501 W. 25th Street.

Due to the nature of the incident, detectives responded and began conducting a death investigation.

An investigation revealed several juveniles were swimming at the lake when Elaundre Ahmed Foster began having trouble swimming and went under. Several of the juveniles attempted to rescue Foster but were unable to locate him in the murky water.

Emergency 911 was called and a joint effort with Lee County EMS, Fish and Wildlife, and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office began a search for Foster.

Divers were able to locate Foster in the water around 8:45 p.m. deceased.

There are no signs of foul play and all indications revealed this to be an accident.

Source: Lee County Sheriff’s Office