TEXAS CITY, Texas – The search for a missing boater has ended Saturday evening at the Texas City Dike.
The 40-year-old man's body was located using sonar by Texas Equusearch crews.
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard had been searching the water of Galveston Bay since the man went missing Friday at around 8:30 p.m.
“God works in many different ways for us," said Texas Equusearch found Tim Miller. "We do have him located and family and friends are here, so the best outcome for a bad situation.”
The man was reportedly fishing on a boat with friends when he went missing.
“He was on the back of the boat apparently taking pictures and the guy working on the front of the boat, he was trying to fix the light, then looked back and he was gone,” Miller said.
It grew dark soon after that and the missing friend was nowhere to be found.
A group of family and friends of the man gathered at the dock on the Texas City Dike as the man's body was brought to shore.
They did not want to give the man's name but said he was an expert welder, a great fisherman and a good swimmer.
The man is married and the father of three small children, according to friends.
He was not wearing a life jacket.
Authorities believe the heavy winds Friday may have played a part in the boat getting tossed around in the water.