Coast Guard searching for missing 13-year-old near South Padre Island
Texas - The Coast Guard and other Texas agencies are searching for a missing 13-year-old girl near South Padre Island.
According to the authorities, Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a call at 7:15 a.m. from Cameron County dispatchers reporting two children had been swept away by a rip current near Beach Access 5.
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Fortunately, one of the children, a 7-year-old girl, was rescued and transported to the hospital in stable condition. However, a 13-year-old girl remains missing.
In response, the Coast Guard issued an urgent marine information broadcast and deployed a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement crew from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, as well as an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi.
Several agencies are participating in the search effort, including:
Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi
Coast Guard Station South Padre Island
Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Port Mansfield Police Department
South Padre Island Fire Department
Cameron County Park Rangers
Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact the Coast Guard at 361-939-0450.
