Missing firefighter's body found after crash on Galveston Causeway Bridge

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The body of a 20-year-old Crosby firefighter has been found after he was thrown in the water during a crash on the Galveston Causeway Bridge, police told ABC13.

Authorities say a fisherman found the body of Kent Zavala.

Zavala went missing Sunday night after he was ejected out of his vehicle during a major three-vehicle crash.

The Coast Guard's search was suspended on Monday, pending more information, but Texas Equusearch continued to look for him.

Texas Equusearch looked for Kent Zavala after he was thrown from Galveston Causeway


The Coast Guard said a Jeep with three men and a dog inside crashed into a guardrail on the outbound lane of the causeway near the Tiki Island exit.

Two of the men were taken to UTMB with critical injuries. The Coast Guard said a dog and Zavala were ejected through the soft top of the Jeep and into the water.
Boaters were able to rescue the dog.

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