Body found in search for missing boater in Texas City

Sunday, August 5, 2018
TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Coast Guard says a body matching the description of a missing boater has been found in Texas City.
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Officials say the 40-year-old boater reportedly fell from a 22-foot boat in Moses Lake around 8:30 p.m Friday night.

Coast Guard says the man was on the boat with three other people.
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The friends told ABC13 they weren't drinking or speeding, but they didn't realize the man was missing from the boat until they went to take a selfie on their way in to dock.

The missing boater was not wearing a life jacket, and it's not clear at what point the man fell off the boat.

The Coast Guard says the body was located around 6 p.m. Saturday. Texas Equusearch assisted in the search.

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