The Harris County Sheriff’s Office together with the United States Coast Guard have recovered the physique of a male sufferer who drowned after the tugboat he was engaged on capsized and sank on San Jacinto River a few half mile south of the I-10 bridge, simply outdoors of Houston, Texas.

The Sheriff’s Office confirmed this morning that its Marine Unit was dispatched at round 9:00 a.m. to the San Jacinto River Bridge and Interstate 10 East. The tugboat had a crew of 5 folks when it turned submerged underwater. The sheriff’s workplace mentioned the rationale for the tugboat changing into submerged is unknown.

Marine private safely rescued 4 folks from the river, however a fifth crew member was unaccounted for. His physique was positioned a short while later, and a Coast Guard boat assisted in recovering the sufferer.

Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service Houston restricted waterway visitors on the San Jacinto at 8:42 a.m., 

The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the identification of the tug because the Ricky J Leboeuf.

Some video launched by the sheriff’s workplace reveals the tugboat up in opposition to the barge earlier than turning broadside to it, capsizing and sinking. 

The U.S. Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the accident.

The incident comes because the area was hit by unprecedented rainfall, with greater than a foot of rain reported in Houston. Flooding has been blamed for no less than 5 deaths.