Crews resume search Monday for Texas City man with Parkinson's disease last seen fishing, police say

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Monday, August 29, 2022
Search resumes for Texas City man who went missing while fishing
The 74-year-old's wife told officials that when she went to check on him, she saw his walker on the dock and his shoes in the water.

TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) -- Crews in Texas City will continue their search Monday for a man who may have fallen into a lake while fishing, police and fire officials said.

The 74-year-old man may have been fishing at his waterfront home near Shiloh Avenue and Park West Drive, according to his wife who told authorities she had last seen him at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

When the man's wife went to check on him two hours later, she found his walker on the dock and shoes in the water, according to Texas City Fire Department Battalion Chief Micah Simons.

The man, whose identity has not yet been released, had Parkinson's disease and other health issues, officials said.

Texas City police searched the lake and the shoreline Sunday with a night vision camera but did not find him.