TEXAS CITY, Texas – A 17-year-old is missing Saturday after an early-morning incident on the Texas City Dike, prompting a large multi-agency search.
According to Texas City Emergency Management Coordinator Joe Tumbleson, Nathan Lowery and his 16-year-old brother set off in an inflatable raft about three miles out on the jetty. Around 5:30 a.m., the boys entered the water.
The 16-year-old was rescued by the Texas City Fire Department Marine Unit, but Nathan did not resurface.
Search crews from the U.S. Coast Guard, Galveston Police Marine Division, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and Texas EquuSearch spent the day looking for the teen. Officials said a Coast Guard flight crew later spotted the raft about 15 miles from the dike in Trinity Bay. The official search was suspended around 6:15 p.m. but is expected to resume at first light Sunday.
Nathan was last seen wearing a royal blue T-shirt and dark gray shorts, according to Texas EquuSearch.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Texas City Police Department at (409) 948-2525 or Texas EquuSearch at (281) 309-9500.