Texas Father Missing After Trying to Save Two Teens Who Drowned in River
A heartbreaking tragedy unfolded along the Trinity River in Texas after two teenagers drowned when their kayak overturned — and the father of one of the boys disappeared while trying to rescue them. According to The…
A heartbreaking tragedy unfolded along the Trinity River in Texas after two teenagers drowned when their kayak overturned — and the Father of one of the boys disappeared while trying to rescue them.
According to The Associated Press, authorities said the accident happened Sunday evening near a boat ramp close to the town of Camilla, just south of the Lake Livingston Dam. According to the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office, choppy river conditions caused the kayak carrying the teens, ages 14 and 15, to capsize.
In a desperate attempt to save them, the Father of one of the boys jumped into the turbulent waters. But all three went under and did not resurface.
Texas Game Wardens, along with local law enforcement, recovered the bodies of the two teenagers later that night. The search for the missing man — now in its third day — remains ongoing.
“This is an unimaginable tragedy, and our hearts go out to this family and everyone affected,” San Jacinto County Sheriff Sam Houston said in a statement. “We ask our community to join