SOLON, Iowa — An 85-year-old Solon man was found dead in a small neighborhood pond Thursday.
Johnson County Sheriff deputies responded to the scene along Deborah Drive NE just before 7 p.m. after receiving a report of a person in the water. The man, identified as Douglas Johnson of Solon, was discovered unresponsive in the small neighborhood pond behind a home.
Authorities’ investigation revealed that Johnson had gone out to trim weeds in the backyard at around 3 p.m. When he did not return after the usual amount of time, the sheriff’s office said his wife contacted a neighbor to check on him. The neighbor found Johnson face down in the pond and called 911…