If on land, drowned seek out nearby water. They sometimes step onto land but quickly return to the water. If a drowned is in any way removed by force from the water, and all nearby water sources have been blocked from it, it becomes passive in the daytime but becomes hostile again at night. However, it heads to the nearest water source when provided access once again and becomes hostile upon making contact.

https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Drowned