MILAM COUNTY, Texas - Law enforcement authorities are investigating after a 31-year-old man who drowned while attempting to cross a pond on horseback near Rockdale over the weekend.

What we know: The Milam County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded around 5:45 p.m. on Saturday to the 600 block of County Road 303, outside Rockdale, for a reported possible drowning.

Deputies were joined by Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens, the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department, the Milam County Sheriff's Office Dive Team and the Williamson County Sheriff's Office Dive Team.