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Bodies of missing boaters found in Seabrook; teen girl rescued by Coast Guard

Authorities said they were alerted to the missing boaters after an unmanned vessel with its kill switch pulled washed up on the nearby beach.
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Seabrook missing persons search in water on July 8, 2020

SEABROOK, Texas — The bodies of two adults missing since their boat washed ashore in Pasadena Tuesday night were found on Wednesday.

The U.S. Coast Guard said a man's body was found around 8:20 a.m. and a woman's body was found around 3 p.m. Both victims were found off Red Bluff in the Seabrook area.

On Tuesday night, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 13-year-old girl who had been on the boat. She told them about the other two people who were also on board. It's not clear how the three are related.

Officials were notified Tuesday evening of a vessel that washed up in Pasadena that had its kill switch pulled, and a search began in the area.

Crews searched overnight by air and boat with help from Pasadena, Seabrook, Chambers County, Kemah, Nassau Bay and Texas Parks & Wildlife.

No names have been released at this time.

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