A Texas man died while trying to save his horse from the raging floodwaters brought to the Houston area by Tropical Depression Imelda, according to reports Friday.

Hunter Morrison, 19, was electrocuted in Jefferson County, northeast of the city, during his attempt to save the animal, his brother said on Facebook.

“He was trying to move his horse, got electrocuted, and drowned,” said Caleb Morrison, who added that rumors his brother was trying to rescue people were incorrect.

“I just want the facts to be straight and not give him a sense of false heroism,” he said.

Other Facebook users quickly pointed out that, even if he was only trying to save his horse, Morrison’s actions were still praiseworthy.

“He’s still a hero if he was trying to save his horse!!!!! So, so sorry to hear!!!!” Vaughn Sistrunk posted.

“Saving a horse is more heroic than saving people. The people should have known better,” said Scott A Pipkins. “God bless that young man and his family.”

Local officials could not immediately confirm the dead. But Caleb Morrison described his family as heartbroken.

“My family and I are going through one of the most horrific times in our lives with losing Hunter,” he wrote. “Thank you for all the kind words and phone calls I have received over the past 8 hrs.”

Tributes to Morrison, whose Facebook page is filled with pictures of him riding a horse, began pouring in from across the country.

Rocking R Ranch and Rescue, a horse rescue nonprofit in Mississippi, said it was naming a horse it had rescued after him.

“We will name him Hunter in honor of the brave young man, Hunter Morrison, who lost his life today while attempting to save his horse from the floodwaters,” the nonprofit said in a statement.

A family friend has created a GoFundMe in his honor to cover the cost of funeral arrangements.