ORLANDO, Fla. -- A man drowned early Saturday after jumping into a retention pond as he fled from deputies, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. 

  • Man ran away from deputies, jumped into pond
  • Deputies say the man had drugs on him
  • Deputies were unable to save him

The incident happened about 3:15 a.m. at the intersection of Golf Club Parkway and Greenview Circle.

Deputies made contact with 49-year-old Corey Anderson in what is being called a "consensual encounter."

"When felony narcotics contraband was discovered on the subject he immediately fled," the Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

Anderson then jumped into a retention pond. Deputies were unable to save him, according to the Sheriff's Office. 

No other details were immediately available.