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Surfside Beach child water-rescue recovery operation near Ocean Avenue

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Surfside Beach child water-rescue recovery operation near Ocean Avenue

County
Brazoria
Location
Gulf waters near Ocean Avenue beach access, Surfside Beach, Texas
Category
Rescue / Recovery
Watch Tags
None
Severity
high
Priority
high
Occurred On
2026-05-24 17:30:00
Published On
2026-05-25 15:50:00
Status
Late Breaking
Occurred Confidence
Exact
Published Confidence
Exact
First Seen
2026-05-25 16:55:05
Last Seen
2026-05-26 09:44:15
Source Records
2
Match Review
Probable Duplicate Match
Source
Child missing at Surfside Beach now presumed dead, search transitions to recovery effort
Source URL
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/boy-missing-surfside-beach-search-continues-22275338.php

Summary

Source-linked reporting indicates a child disappeared in Gulf waters near Ocean Avenue at Surfside Beach after being struck or overtaken by surf while offshore. The item is logged as a water-rescue/recovery incident because reporting described a multi-agency search that shifted to recovery status. ([Houston Chronicle][1])

Latest Report Artifacts

  • TXT Report: Intel_052626_0944.txt
  • JSON Export: Intel_052626_0944.json
  • Archive: archive_20260526_094415.json
  • Interactive Map: Intel_052626_0944_map.html
  • Printable Map: Intel_052626_0944_map_print.png

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Report Lineage

2 source records
Occurred On Published On County Source Report Run Update Report File
2026-05-24 18:30:00 2026-05-24 22:47:00 Brazoria Search continues at Surfside Beach after 10-year-old boy from Richmond swept under water by wave Sunday evening 2026-05-25 16:55:05
local_import_merge / Houston
Source-linked reporting indicates a child went underwater while in the surf near Ocean Avenue at Surfside Beach, prompting a multi-agency search involving Surfside police, Brazoria County Sheriff's Office personnel, Texas EquuSearch, and the U.S. Coast Guard. This item is logged as a coastal water-rescue / missing-swimmer incident with major public-safety relevance. ([KPRC][1]) Intel_052526_1655.txt
2026-05-24 17:30:00 2026-05-25 15:50:00
Late Breaking
Brazoria Child missing at Surfside Beach now presumed dead, search transitions to recovery effort 2026-05-26 09:44:15
local_import_merge / Houston
Source-linked reporting indicates a child disappeared in Gulf waters near Ocean Avenue at Surfside Beach after being struck or overtaken by surf while offshore. The item is logged as a water-rescue/recovery incident because reporting described a multi-agency search that shifted to recovery status. ([Houston Chronicle][1]) Intel_052626_0944.txt