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.