On Friday, September 9, 2011, at approximately 01:19 p.m., Texas City P.D. was dispatched to the 1000 block of Dike Road in reference to a capsized boat with four victims in the water.  Initially only three could be seen from shore. The victims were later identified. According to Texas City officer, the four men had transported a small, lightweight boat approximately 12-14 feet long in the back of a white pickup truck to the Dike. The boat was launched from a ramp on the south side of the Dike with a trolling motor attached. Witnesses informed Officer that the boat the men were on appeared to be too small for four adults and the men seemed unsteady in it. Also, the men were not wearing any life jackets. A short time after the boat was launched a large wake capsized the vessel. Texas City P.D. Captain was first to arrive on the scene and found victims in the water on the south side of the Dike.  The fourth victim was nowhere in sight but was found alive. The three men were much further west of the boat and appeared to be moving slowly with the current. Minutes later additional Texas City P.D. and firefighter personnel began the task of helping to rescue the victims from the water. Three of the victims were able to come back to shore with little or no injury. However, after being pulled out of the water one person was immediately transported to Mainland Center Hospital in Texas City and later life flighted to UTMB Hospital in Galveston, TX. He passed away on Saturday morning approximately 6:20 A.M.

The boat was apparently full of Mexican immigrants who were unable to give accurate data in regards to their addresses, thier date of births, and were also unable to reveal to the reporting officer who the primary operator was, if any. They had no boat registration information as it was not registered and the boat itself was too old and worn to have any make or model indicators.
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