SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas – Texas EquuSearch has been called to Surfside Beach to continue an hours-long search for a teen swimmer.
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Surfside Beach: Search for missing swimmer
What we know:
Police Chief Philip Hester says his department was called at around 1:30 p.m. Friday to a 16-year-old swimmer in distress.
Officers responded to the call and launched drones while a coast guard searched for the swimmer from a boat.
The crew reportedly searched for three hours, but were unable to find the teen. Texas EquuSearch has since been called to help.
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What we don’t know:
The swimmer is said to be a 16-year-old boy from La Marque, but officials have not released his name.
This is a developing news report. We will update when more information is available.
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