MEDIA ADVISORY: Unified Command to hold press conference on person in the water near Texas City, Texas

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 06/07/2019 09:48 PM EDT

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 Media Advisory  

U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas
Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas
Office: (281) 464-4810
After Hours: (832) 293-1293
PA Detachment Texas online newsroom

 Unified Command to hold press conference on person in the water near Texas City, Texas

HOUSTON — A Unified Command is scheduled to hold a press conference on the search for Chief Chris Reed, Kemah Chief of Police, who fell overboard from a vessel north of the Texas City Dike, near Texas City, Texas, Friday.

WHO: Lt. Cmdr. Caren Damon, SAR Mission coordinator, Chief Joe Stanton, Texas City Chief of Police, Tom Munoz, Texas Emergency Management coordinator, Wendy Ellis, Kemah City Manager

WHERE: 600 Dike Road, Texas City, Texas (at the end of the dike road)

WHEN: 9:15 p.m. Friday, June 7, 2019

Involved in the search are:

  • Coast Guard Air Station Houston
  • Coast Guard Station Galveston
  • Coast Guard Cutter Tiger Shark
  • Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
  • Texas City Marine Unit
  • Galveston County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit
  • Galveston Police Department
  • Galveston Island Beach Patrol
  • Nassau Bay Fire
  • Harris County Marine Unit
  • Houston Police Department
  • UTMB Marine Unit
  • Texas Equusearch 

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