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Search called off for missing fisherman
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a fisherman who was reported missing on Tuesday and whose submerged boat and fishing gear were found in Galveston Bay Wednesday.
Anahuac, 42 year old man, was reported missing about 6 p.m. Tuesday after he did not return as scheduled from a fishing trip offshore near Smith Point, authorities said.
Crews from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, using side-scanning sonar, found the man's 21-foot White Osprey sport fisher about 1 mile north of Smith Point on Wednesday. But when deputies and divers with the Chambers County Sheriff's Office raised the vessel, he was not onboard.
His fishing gear also was spotted in the area.
The Coast Guard, along with the Chambers County Sheriff's Office and Texas Parks and Wildlife, reported searching more than 400 square miles in Trinity Bay, East Bay and Galveston Bay.
Anyone with information about the case is urged to call the Coast Guard command center at 713-678-9057.
dale.lezon@chron.com
Anahuac, 42 year old man, was reported missing about 6 p.m. Tuesday after he did not return as scheduled from a fishing trip offshore near Smith Point, authorities said.
Crews from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, using side-scanning sonar, found the man's 21-foot White Osprey sport fisher about 1 mile north of Smith Point on Wednesday. But when deputies and divers with the Chambers County Sheriff's Office raised the vessel, he was not onboard.
His fishing gear also was spotted in the area.
The Coast Guard, along with the Chambers County Sheriff's Office and Texas Parks and Wildlife, reported searching more than 400 square miles in Trinity Bay, East Bay and Galveston Bay.
Anyone with information about the case is urged to call the Coast Guard command center at 713-678-9057.
dale.lezon@chron.com
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