Statement Regarding Incident on Campus 3/24/16

UPDATE 3/25/16, 3:10 p.m.: On Friday morning, a thorough search of the lake on the Richland College campus by Dallas Swiftwater Rescue for a possible drowning victim yielded no results. Officials believe the incident to have been a false alarm.

UPDATE 3/24/16, 4:45 p.m.: An initial search Thursday afternoon of the upper lake on the Richland College campus for a potential drowning victim yielded no results. Dallas Swiftwater Rescue will resume the search Friday morning.

Original statement, 3/24/16: According to witnesses, at approximately 12:25 p.m. today, an unidentified male jumped into the upper lake on the Richland College campus. After failing to see the man resurface, the witnesses contacted authorities. The Richland College Police Department and Dallas Swiftwater Rescue are investigating the incident.