Published May 11, 2021, 10:09 AM
The body of a 22-year-old Filipino-American airman who went missing Sunday was found by his family on Tuesday, May 4.
Elijah Posana, a member of the US Air Force, was last seen alive swimming in the waters off Surfside Beach near Freeport, Texas, on Sunday, before he was caught by a rip current about 100 feet from shore, the US Coast Guard said in a statement.
PHOTO FROM GOFUNDME PAGE/ MANILA BULLETIN
The Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office said it received a call at around 7 a.m. Tuesday saying Posana had been found just north of where he disappeared.
2 men charged with murder after body found near Brazos River in Lake Jackson
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Christopher Paul Lydic, 37, and James Doyle Britton, 44. were arrested and charged with murder Thursday in connection to a 2020 homicide in Lake Jackson. (KPRC)
Christopher Paul Lydic, 37, and James Doyle Britton, 44, were arrested and charged with murder Thursday in connection to a 2020 homicide in Lake Jackson.
On Nov. 22, 2020, police said they responded to a report of a body next to the edge of the water at the Brazos River.
The body was located under a bridge near the 1300 block of FM 2004.
Lake Jackson Police Department later identified the body as Cortney Bekaye Riley, 37, of Brazoria County.
Six more winter storm-related deaths reported in Harris County
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A gas stove is used to attempt to heat a house without power in Austin, Texas, Feb. 16, 2021. Doing so is dangerous, and several people this week died from carbon monoxide poisoning. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times)TAMIR KALIFA, STR / NYTShow MoreShow Less
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Eleven-year-old Cristian Pineda was found dead Tuesday after a freezing night without power in his Conroe mobile home.Maria Pineta / Tony BuzbeeShow MoreShow Less
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An Oncor power substation is surrounded by snow in Waco, Texas, on February 18, 2021. - A deadly winter weather system that brought record-busting cold to the southern and central United States, knocking out power for millions in oil-rich Texas, blanketed the East Coast in snow February 18, 2021, disrupting coronavirus vaccinations.MATTHEW BUSCH, Contributor / For Agence France-Presse/AFP via Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) The Galveston County District Attorney says reports of cold-related deaths are deeply disturbing and need to be investigated.
Jack Roady told ABC13 news partner I-45 Now that once the Galveston County Medical Examiner determines the number of deaths related to the cold, he will ask local police agencies to investigate the circumstances surrounding them. At the same time, he says, his office will be looking into who is responsible at the state level for making decisions to cut power and why. And once those investigations are done, we re going to look at that evidence and determine whether there is evidence to support a criminal charge, Roady said.
Potential criminal charges in weather-related deaths in Galveston County
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GALVESTON, Texas – The cold weather turned deadly in Galveston County, where the district attorney is now planning a criminal investigation.
“The reports of these deaths are deeply disturbing and they absolutely deserve to be investigated,” District Attorney Jack Roady said over the phone.
The cold left many without power.
According to the Galveston County Medical Examiner’s office, there were two confirmed exposure deaths and one highly suspected carbon monoxide death as of Thursday.
Four other deaths are possibly related to the weather conditions.
Roady said he would ask local law enforcement agencies to look into the circumstances around the weather-related deaths.