An early morning outing last weekend at the Bird Island Basin boat ramp resulted in tragedy.
Around 6:15 a.m. July 25, Texas Game Wardens in Nueces and Kleberg counties responded to vessel collision at the Bird Island Basin boat ramp on the Laguna Madre in Kleberg County.
A jon boat with three occupants collided with a center console boat, resulting in a 16-year-old boy being ejected from the jon boat. Unfortunately, he did not survive.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the young man’s family during this difficult time.
The Texas Game Warden Boat Accident Reconstruction Team is investigating the collision. As this is an open investigation, no additional details will be released at this time.
We appreciate the help of Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office, Padre Island National Seashore Rangers, Corpus Christi Police Department, Corpus Christi Fire Department and U.S. Border Patrol with this incident.
