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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.
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:
- Sector Houston-Galveston
- Station Freeport
- Air Station Houston
- Coast Guard Auxillary
- Surfside Police Department
- Texas EquuSearch
Anyone with information that may assist search efforts should contact Sector Houston-Galveston at 281-464-4851.