UPDATE: Coast Guard ends search for person in the water off Kemah Boardwalk

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/05/2019 01:17 PM EDT

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Coast Guard ends search for person in the water off Kemah Boardwalk

HOUSTON —The Coast Guard has ended the search Thursday for the good Samaritan who was last seen attempting to assist a kayaker off the Kemah Boardwalk in Kemah, Texas. 

At 10:37 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received notification that a body had been recovered matching the description of the missing person. 

The search began Wednesday when Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders were notified of a 56-year-old male Kemah Boardwalk employee who went missing after attempting to help a kayaker in distress. People on scene lost sight of the employee and notified authorities. The kayaker was assisted to shore by another good Samaritan.

Involved in the search were:

  • Coast Guard Air Station Houston
  • Coast Guard Station Houston
  • Coast Guard Station Galveston
  • Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston Drone Team
  • Texas Parks and Wildlife 
  • Kemah Fire Department
  • Kemah Police Department
  • Nassau Bay Fire Department
  • Webster Fire Department
  • Seabrook Fire Department
  • The Houston Port Authority 
  • Galveston County Sheriff's Office
  • Galveston County Office of Emergency Management 
  • Harris County Sheriff's Office 
  • Houston Police Department
  • Texas City Office of Emergency Management Drone Team
  • Chamber's County Sheriff's Office
  • Kemah Boardwalk
  • Good Samaritans

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