Missing teen: 19-year-old swept out by wave near Surfside Beach, Coast Guard searching

HOUSTON - Multiple agencies are still searching for a 19-year-old who went missing near Freeport.

The Brazos County Sheriff's Office contacted the Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders on Friday at 6:30 p.m. about a swimmer who was swept out by a wave near Surfside Beach.

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He is described as a Black male and was last seen wearing dark-colored swim trunks with an orange waistband.

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Photo courtesy of The Coast Guard Heartland

Coast Guard watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and launched the Coast Guard Station Freeport 45-foot Response Boat–Medium crew, a 29-foot Response Boat–Small crew, and a Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to search for the missing swimmer.

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The following agencies are involved in the search: