Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter File Photo
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing swimmer at Surfside Beach near Freeport, Texas.
At approximately 8:00 p.m. Sunday, Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received notification that a 17-year-old boy was reported missing after not making it back to shore while swimming with friends.
Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast and launched a Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin aircrew and a Coast Guard Station Freeport 29-foot Response Boat–Small boat crew. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sea Horse was also diverted.
Involved in the search are:
- An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew
- A Station Freeport 29-foot Response Boat–Small boat crew
- Coast Guard Cutter Sea Horse
- Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office
- Freeport Police Department
- Surfside Police Department
- Freeport EMS
Anyone with information can contact Sector Houston-Galveston at 281-464-4854.
