GALVESTON, Texas – A 39-year-old Houston man drowned whereas swimming off Galveston’s Seawall Sunday night.
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According to the Galveston Island Beach Patrol, the incident occurred round 6:45 p.m. close to thirteenth Street and Seawall Boulevard.
Beach Patrol officers mentioned two folks boogie boarding in chest-deep water observed the unidentified man floating face down. They pulled him to shore and started first assist earlier than lifeguards arrived.
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Rescue crews instantly began CPR, which continued till Galveston EMS transported the sufferer to the University of Texas Medical Branch, the place he died.