Bodies of teenage girl and man found in San Jacinto River in Texas

Lina Portman2 weeks ago

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The bodies of a man and a teenage girl, believed to be father and daughter, were found in the San Jacinto River near Houston, Texas, officials said.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in an article on half an hour from Houston.

Two people, believed to be a father and daughter aged approximately 38 and 14, respectively, “had not resurfaced from the water,” Gonzales said in his post.

Divers and boats from marine units arrived at the scene and were able to recover the teen's body Sunday evening, Gonzalez said. The adult man's body was found Monday morning.

Swimmers went missing on Sunday

The Crosby Volunteer Fire Department said in a news release Sunday that a male and female swimmer “went missing off Xtreme Beach in the river.”

Xtreme Offroad Park & Marina has “over a mile and a half of frontage and beach on the San Jacinto River,” according to the park's website. The park could not immediately be reached for comment on the incident.

Authorities have not said how the incident happened or the victims' cause of death.

“We are still trying to determine how this tragic incident occurred,” Senior Deputy Thomas M Gilliland said in an email to USA TODAY on Monday.

Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Contact her at [email protected] and follow her on X @saman_shafiq7.

Swimmers went missing on Sunday

Lina Portman

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