Three Brothers Found Dead in Lake Houston, No Foul Play

by Tina Kells | June 3, 2009 at 10:19 am

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The three brothers found dead in Lake Houston June 1, 2009 were not victims of foul play. The three brothers, ages 14, 16 and 21, were on a fishing trip when some sort of accident caused them all to fall into, or jump into, the waters of Lake Houston, near Dwight D. Eisenhower Park in Texas.

Homicide investigators were originally called to the scene but quickly ruled it an accidental drowning. The three brothers were very close and family members are still in shock over the tragic deaths. There remain questions as to exactly how all three young men ended up dead, but foul play is no longer being considered.

Their sister showed up to surprise them Sunday afternoon. She found their truck, but no sign of her brothers. She called Venegas.

“First, I thought they were in the woods, then I told her to call the cops and say you can’t find them," Venegas said.

Family members and police searched until late into the evening Sunday, but didn't find anything.

Relatives said the three young men didn't normally fish in the area where their bodies were found.

Monday afternoon, Venegas was still trying to figure out how to tell her young daughter that her father wouldn't be coming home.

“She’s gonna miss her father," she said. "She’s gonna be asking for him."