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Press Release | Dec. 22, 2025

Coast Guard, local agencies respond to plane crash west of Galveston Causeway

Coast Guard PADET Texas - Office: (281) 464-4810 / After Hours: (832) 293-1293

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard along with local agencies is responding to a plane crash which occurred west of the Galveston Causeway in Galveston, Texas, Monday.  

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a call at approximately 3:17 p.m. reporting a plane crash west of the Galveston Causeway with eight people aboard.

Watchstanders then directed the launch of a Coast Guard Station Galveston 29-foot Response Boat–Small and an Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter.

The other agencies involved are: The Galveston County Sheriff’s Department, Galveston Police Department, Galveston Fire Department, Galveston Beach Patrol and Galveston Life Guards.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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