SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A New Mexico man has drowned while attempting to retrieve his dog from a pond.
Police Chief Freddie Trujillo said the Santa Fe man was seen heading into the pond at the Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino to retrieve his dog on Thursday night.
“Witnesses saw him go down there and he never came back,” Trujillo said.
Another man jumped into the pond to try to save the man, who has not yet been publicly identified, but was unsuccessful.
“It’s a tragic loss for his family,” he said.
A crew from the Santa Fe County Fire Department found the man’s dog later in the evening, Trujillo said.
Trujillo said police recovered the man’s body late Friday afternoon after draining the pond.
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