Man killed after being swept away in drainage ditch identified Heavy rain carried man from homeless encampment
SAN ANTONIO – A man who was killed when he was swept away from a homeless encampment and carried down a drainage ditch has been identified.
The man was identified as 44-year-old Ramon De La Cerda.
RELATED: Police recover body of man swept away in drainage ditch
Officers responded to a 911 call shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday and found out that De La Cerda had been carried off from his encampment under a bridge in the area near Highway 281 and Bitters Road.
Police recover body of man swept away in drainage ditch They say heavy rain from a thunderstorm in the area swept him down into a ditch and the current took him.
With the help of their EAGLE helicopter, officers later found De La Cerda still in the ditch, but closer to Wurzbach Parkway.
KSAT will update you on air and online with new details as they become available.
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