The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a drowning in Allen Township.

The sheriff’s office responded to a pond behind the address of 11770 Township Road 114 at around 3:38 Wednesday afternoon on the report that a man had fallen off a kayak and could not be located.

Deputies and firefighters arrived on the scene and began searching for the man.

The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team was called to the scene and began a systematic search of the pond.

The man was located at approximately 5:55 p.m. and pronounced deceased.

He was identified as Lonnie Wyse Jr, 25, of Arlington, Texas.

The incident remains under investigation.