Overview
- The recovery of two juveniles, ages 14 and 15, was completed Sunday evening, according to local authorities.
- Search operations for the missing father paused overnight for safety and resumed at 7 a.m. Monday.
- The incident occurred on the Trinity River south of the Lake Livingston Dam near the Camilla boat ramp.
- Witnesses reported the teenagers’ kayak overturned in rough water before the father entered the river to try to save them.
- Texas Game Wardens, the Underwater Search and Recovery Team, San Jacinto and Polk County sheriff’s offices, Texas State Park Police, and local responders are coordinating efforts, with identities withheld and condolences issued by Sheriff Sam Houston.