Mysterious Death Leads to Questions

Cynthia Rouse
San Antonio Gazette Staff

Last month the paper reported an incident involving San Antonio’s Playland Park.

Three local teens were caught trespassing there in February. When confronted by police they claimed they climbed the fence because they heard a child crying. When they investigated the park in search of the child, they say that all they could find were swings moving on their own, on a day with no wind. When one of the rides began to move on its own, despite the fact that the park has not had electricity in year, the teens ran from the scene and where then found by the police.

While police were never able to substantiate such claims, some local memebers of the community are clamoring for an investigation.

Early this week, one of the boys, 15 year old Jeff Landers was riding his bike in down a sidewalk when a cow jumped into his path. Startled, he swerved off the sidewalkk, and was hit by a large truck. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Upon further investigation, the truck and the cow were both owned by rancher Harley Owens. The cow had someone escaped the trailer, and Owens admits he was driving too fast, desperate to find the animal before it caused an accident.

Police are treating it as a freak accident, but some locals are convinced that it was too strange to be any sort of accident, and are pointing fingers to the teens recent run in with the paranormal. At this time, no investigation is being opened, however, the driver of the truck may be charged with reckless driving and manslaughter.