HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A search is underway for a man who was operating a drone before it crashed, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said that on Tuesday morning, two men were using the drone near the 11100 block of Katy Hockley when it crashed in a wooded area.

According to Gonzalez, the men found the drone, but one of them, described as a 74-year-old man, went back to look for a missing part and never returned.