-- Eagle Staff Report
A 63-year-old Bryan man died Saturday after apparently falling out of his boat and drowning at Gibbons Creek Reservoir.
Officials from the Grimes County Sheriff's Office said Cecil Banks was found submerged in about 15 feet of water.
Sheriff's officials and game wardens were called to the lake about 4 p.m. after an unoccupied boat was spotted about a quarter-mile from the boat ramp. The boat was about 200 yards from shore, and authorities searched for about 90 minutes before locating Banks' body, Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell said.
Sowell said Banks regularly fished by himself at the lake.
An autopsy will be conducted and the sheriff's department is investigating, but foul play is not suspected, Sowell said.
The below map shows police calls reported by the College Station Police Department each day from 6 a.m. to 6 a.m. (indicated by blue markers), police calls reported by the Bryan Police Department daily from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (indicated by yellow markers), as well as incidents reported by The Eagle in Bryan, College Station and surrounding areas (indicated by red markers). Click on individual incidents or markers for details.
Editor's Note: The Eagle has produced this map based on information provided by the College Station and Bryan Police Departments. The map does not include all calls for service and the information is preliminary. Data provided by the police department may not accurately reflect the nature of the calls, and the status of reported incidents may change after further investigation. Locations are approximate.
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