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La Villa drowning victim identified

La Villa drowning victim identified
2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago Wednesday, April 09 2025 Apr 9, 2025 April 09, 2025 7:33 PM April 09, 2025 in News - Local
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated on Thursday, April 10 with the victim's identity. 

A man died Wednesday after suffering a seizure and falling off a bridge in La Villa, according to Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra.

The man was identified Thursday as 40-year-old Ramon Rivera III, according to a news release from the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies with the sheriff’s office responded to FM 1425 north of Highway 107 Wednesday at around 2:22 p.m. According to Guerra, two adult males were fishing on top of a bridge when one appeared to have suffered a seizure and fell into the water.

The local fire department recovered the body of the victim, Guerra said.

An autopsy determined that the cause of death was drowning, and the manner of death has been ruled accidental, the sheriff's office stated. 

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