Coast Guard search for missing father, son near Magnolia Beach, Port Lavaca
HOUSTON - The Coast Guard is searching for a missing man and his 15-year-old son who did not return from a shrimping trip near Port Lavaca on Saturday.
According to the Coast Guard, the 50-year-old man and the teen left at 5 a.m. to shrimp off of Magnolia Beach and were expected to return around 10:30 a.m.
The Coast Guard was notified around 11:20 a.m. that the pair was overdue.
The father and son were reportedly in a 40-foot shrimping vessel called "My Possum." Officials say a fire boat crew with Calhoun County reported finding a capsized vessel matching the description of the My Possum in the Matagorda Ship Channel off Magnolia Beach.
The father is described as Latino, around 6 feet tall, and weighing 160-180 pounds. Officials say the man and the son are likely wearing green waders.
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The Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi, Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi, Calhoun County, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and Texas Department of Public Safety are involved in the search.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sector Corpus Christi at (361)939-0450.