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Body recovered from Sims Bayou hours after man went missing

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A body was recovered late Sunday night after a man went missing while riding an ATV in Sims Bayou along SH-288 at Orem.

Family members at the scene  26-year-old Damien Roque and his wife, along with her two younger sisters, were riding 4-wheelers on the hill alongside the road before ending up in the water.

 

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MAN MISSING IN WATER: Houston fire tells me the man helped 3 children out of the water (Sims Bayou) before he went under. They have been searching for almost an hour now for him. We are at 288/Orem. Latest tonight on

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Roque was able to get the woman and the two girls out of the water before he went under.

Crews are working to identify the body found.

Meanwhile, the group’s 4-wheelers have also been found at the scene.

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