Search intensifies for missing father and son off Magnolia Beach after vessel is found capsized

Port Lavaca, Texas (KTRK) — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a man and his teenage son who were reported overdue near Port Lavaca on Saturday.

The man is described as a 35-year-old Latino standing about 6 feet tall and weighing between 160 to 180 pounds. His son is 15 years old. They are both likely wearing green waders, officials said.

At 11:20 a.m., Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a call reporting that the father and son were overdue.

The pair had reportedly departed at 5 a.m. to shrimp off Magnolia Beach in a shrimping vessel called ‘My Possum,’ and were due to return around 10:30 a.m.

Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and directed the launch of a helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi and a 29-foot Response Boat-Small from Coast Guard Station Port O’Connor.

A fireboat crew with Calhoun County arrived at the scene and reported a capsized vessel matching the ‘My Possum’s’ description in the Matagorda Ship Channel off Magnolia Beach.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Sector Corpus Christi at 361-939-0450.

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