Coast Guard searches for 1 person in the water near Matagorda, Texas
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/01/2021 03:00 PM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas |
Coast Guard searches for 1 person in the water near Matagorda, Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the Colorado River near Matagorda, Texas, Saturday morning.
At approximately 5 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received notification of five individuals who were ejected from their vessel after reportedly striking a piling in the water. Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and launched a Coast Guard Station Port O'Connor 29-foot Response Boat-Small boat crew.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department personnel recovered three individuals safely from the water with minor injuries and one person unresponsive.
Involved in the search are:
- Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi
- Coast Guard Station Port O'Connor
- Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
- Matagorda County Sheriff's Office
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