Coast Guard searching for missing child caught in rip current near Galveston 5 hours 52 minutes 20 seconds ago Wednesday, May 12 2021 May 12, 2021 May 12, 2021 5:16 AM May 12, 2021 in News Source: Galveston County Daily News/CNN Share: Galveston Island Beach Patrol authorities and members of the U.S. Coast Guard searched for the body of a boy who drowned after being caught in a rip current on Tuesday, May 10, 2021. GALVESTON, Texas - Authorities in Texas say a seven-year-old boy is presumed to have drowned after he went missing while at the beach with his family on Tuesday. The Galveston Beach Control confirmed the likelihood of the child's death late Tuesday, according to local news outlets.