(KNZA)--An elderly man drowned Wednesday afternoon while fishing in a Jackson County farm pond.

Sheriff Tim Morse identified the victim as 91-year-old John H. Johnson, of Berryton.

Morse says Johnson was fishing with  two other men when their small boat capsized. He says Johnson is believed to have drowned while trying to swim to shore. The other two men in the boat survived.

Morse says his office and several other agencies recovered Johnson's body after they responded shortly before 3:00 to the pond at the southwest corner of 182nd and T Roads, near Mayetta.

The Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, are continuing to investigate.

Morse says assisting those agencies in responding to the report of the drowning were the Potawatomi, Mayetta, and Hoyt Fire Departments, along with Jackson County EMS.