The man who died after being thrown from a boat near the Intracoastal Water and Padre Isles entrance on Oct. 12 has been identified, according to Texas Game Wardens in Nueces County.
Herbert Ward, 66 of Floresville, is the man Wardens found after he was ejected from his boat, public information officer Maggie Berger said in a text message.
Wardens responded to a report of a vessel incident in the Upper Laguna Madre shortly after noon.
Witnesses said Ward and his wife were boating in the channel leading into the canals south of Marker 37 when he was ejected from the boat, according to Berger.
Wardens recovered Ward around 3 p.m. on Oct. 12 and he was released to the Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office.
Ward was not wearing a personal flotation
device or the vessel's emergency cut-off switch.
The Corpus Christi Fire Department, Texas State Park Police, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Corpus Christi Police Department, Corpus Christi EMS, Nueces County ESD No. 2, the San Patricio County Constable's Dive Team and Beach Rescue all responded to the scene to assist with search and rescue efforts.
Felicity Guajardo covers breaking news and public safety. Contact her at felicity.guajardo@caller.com.
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