A Houston-area golf course groundskeeper who was using an ATV to set up tee markers died on Monday when he accidentally drove into a pond and drowned.
According to KTRK-TV in Houston, dive teams pulled the body of 59-year-old Agustin Rojas Canchola out of a pond at The Clubs at Houston Oaks — a renowned private club in the northwest suburbs of Houston.
The station reported that sometime around 7 a.m. on Monday, Canchola apparently lost control of his vehicle and it veered off the cart path and down an embankment into a pond on the golf course, fully submerging both operator and vehicle.
“We mourn the loss of our longtime associate and co-worker and offer heartfelt sympathies to the family, friends and co-workers of Mr. Canchola at this very difficult time. We also request privacy for his family as they grieve amidst this unexpected loss,” said the club’s general manager/CEO Bob Gusella in a statement.
The club includes a Chet Williams-designed course that opened to fanfare in 2017.
