Coast Guard searching for missing child in the water near Galveston
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and last updated 2021-05-11 23:59:34-04
The Coast Guard is searching for a missing 7-year-old boy near the Galveston Seawall Tuesday night.
The child was last seen wearing black shorts.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received notification shortly after 8 p.m. of a 7-year-old male who had gone missing while at the beach with his family. The search is ongoing near 37th Street and Seawall Boulevard.
A boat and helicopter crew from Coast Guard Station Galveston and Coast Guard Air Station Houston are searching for the boy.
Authorities are searching for a missing 7-year-old who disappeared on a Texas beach
Authorities are searching for a seven-year-old boy who disappeared while at a Texas beach with his family Tuesday night.
A boat crew and helicopter began the search near the Galveston Seawall after the Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston got notice of the missing child around 8 p.m. local time, a press release from the Coast Guard said.
The boy was last seen wearing black shorts, according to the release.
“Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and launched a Coast Guard Station Galveston 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew and a Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew,” the release said.
Search teams and rescue crews were combing the waters off a Texas beach on Wednesday for a 7-year-old boy who authorities said was swept up in a rip tide.
Search teams and rescue crews were combing the waters off a Texas beach on Wednesday for a 7-year-old boy who authorities said was swept up in a rip tide.