As Tropical Depression Imelda continues to batter the Houston area and parts of Texas and Louisiana with torrential rain, at least two people are dead, including a young man who was electrocuted while trying to move his horse to safety.
The 19-year-old man died on Sept. 19 after he was electrocuted and drowned in Jefferson County in southeast Texas while attempting to rescue his horse, a message from his family shared by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said. According to the department, the death occurred during a lightning storm.
