HOUSTON — The Coast Guard, along with state and local responders, are searching for a missing swimmer in the San Jacinto River near Channelview, Texas, Friday.
Missing is a hispanic male last seen wearing a blue tank top.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a notification at 3:40 p.m. from Harris County Sheriff's Office stating a person went into the San Jacinto River and was last seen going under water and not resurfacing.
Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and directed the launch of a Coast Guard Station Houston 29-foot Response Boat–Small crew and a Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to search for the missing swimmer.
Involved in the search are:
- Sector Houston-Galveston
- Station Houston
- Air Station Houston
- Texas Parks and Wildlife
- Houston Police Department
- Harris County Sheriff's Office Dive Team
Anyone with information that may assist search efforts should contact Sector Houston-Galveston at 281-464-4851.
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