Victim fell off a wake board directly in the path of a towboat and barges headed upstream on the river. The boat operator #1 did not notice the towboat and barges until it was too late to pick-up the victim, now in front of the tow's path. The towboat operator saw the victim in the water, and the boat that was towing him, and took a number of actions to try and avoid hitting him. The operator lost sight of the victim as they got closer. The victim, who was wearing a life jacket, apparently went under the bow of a barge. A call to 911 was placed from a nearby marina and numerous agencies responded. The victim was found after a tug was brought in to separate the barges. He was found between two of them, still wearing his life jacket.
Brownsville                   