The missing fisherman was reportedly not wearing a life jacket while aboard a commercial fishing boat.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- The United States Coast Guard is searching for a missing fisherman last seen on South Padre Island early Saturday morning, officials said.Corpus Christi's Coast Guard Sector received a call at about 5 a.m. from the master of a 65 -foot commercial fishing boat stating that one of his fishermen was missing 35 miles offshore Land Cut.
The man is described as a 5'10 Latino that weighs 150 lbs and was last seen wearing a tank top and shorts. He was not wearing a life jacket at the time he went missing, officials said. An urgent marine information broadcast was issued by watchstanders and lauched multiple agencies to look for the fisherman.An MH-65 Dolphin boat, an HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew, and a CG Station South Padre Island 33-foot Special Purpose Craft boat crew joined the search.
Anyone with information that can assist with search efforts can contact Sector Corpus Christi at 361-939-0450.
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