GALVESTON, Texas — Two people are missing after a boat carrying five people crashed into the Galveston jetties Friday night, according to United States Coast Guard Heartland.
USCG said the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. Friday at the north Galveston Jetty, off the southeast tip of Bolivar Peninsula.
One person was ejected onto the rocks. Two other people in the boat were banged up but appeared to be OK, according to the UCSG.
All three were taken to the University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital. Two other boaters were thrown into the water and haven't been found.
Texas Equusearch and searchers found a body in the area of the crash site Saturday, but the Coast Guard can't confirm yet if the body is of one of two thrown into the water from the crash.
This incident is under investigation.
Galveston County Judge Mark Henry has issued a disaster declaration for the county as they are anticipating widespread threats from wind, rain and coastal flooding ahead of Tropical Storm Beryl.