Two people drowned Sunday afternoon in a Lawrence County pond.

According to the sheriff’s office, the incident happened at about 4 p.m. in the 5100 block of County Road 222 in Hillsboro.

Witnesses said a 17-year-old chased after a dog into a pond and appeared to be struggling in the water.

His uncle then went in after him and got him to the bank. But the uncle went under and did not reemerge from the water.

The teen then went back into the pond to help the uncle and could not stay afloat.

A 15-year-old tried to rescue the men, then attempted to drive a truck into the pond to assist, but the truck got stuck in the water, according to an announcement from the sheriff’s office.

WAAY is reporting the victims were identified by Lawrence County Coroner Scott Norwood as 36-year-old Julio Chich Alvarez and 17-year-old Gabriel Alonzo.