UPDATE: Coast Guard, agencies continue search for person in the water near Texas City, Texas

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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

UPDATE: Coast Guard, agencies continue search for person in the water near Texas City, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard, along with multiple local, state and federal agencies are continuing to search Saturday for Chief Chris Reed, Kemah Chief of Police, who fell overboard from a vessel north of the Texas City Dike, near Texas City, Texas.

A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew, an Air Station Corpus Christi C-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew, a Station Galveston boat crew, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tiger Shark and a Coast Guard drone team are on scene conducting the search.

Approximately 15 agency vessels are on scene as well as 25 volunteer vessels and numerous foot patrols along the shoreline.

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a call Friday around 4 p.m. from the Texas City Police Department after it was reported to them that a male entered the water when the vessel he was on was hit by wake from a passing vessel. Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast.

Involved in the search are:

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

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