CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas— The Coast Guard, along with partner agencies, is searching for a man near Port Mansfield, Texas, Monday.
Missing is a 19-year-old man last seen wearing black shorts, black sunglasses and a black hat.
Coast Guard Station South Padre Island received a notification at 10:45 a.m. from Raymondville Police Department personnel stating someone was swept away by the current at East Cut.
Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and directed the launch of a Coast Guard Station South Padre Island 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement crew and a Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to search for the missing man.
Involved in the search are:
- Sector Corpus Christi
- Station South Padre Island
- Air Station Corpus Christi
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Port Mansfield Police Department
Anyone with information that may assist search efforts should contact Sector Corpus Christi at 361-939-0450.
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