PORT ARANSAS, Texas – Update: Divers have recovered the body of a woman missing in the Corpus Christi ship channel in Port Aransas.
KRIS and the Port Aransas South Jetty reported Tuesday that her body was recovered in the wreckage of a truck that plunged into the waters on Monday night. She has not been identified.
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Port Aransas Police Chief Scott Burroughs told the news outlets that a 54-year-old man from Port Lavaca and the woman were inside the truck when it crashed into the channel.
Sgt. Joseph Rivas told the South Jetty that the woman was driving at the time.
It is unclear what led to the crash but Rivas said officers don’t believe it was intentional. The man and woman were acquaintances, police said.
The man was able to free himself and swim to the jetties. He suffered minor injuries.
Original: A woman is missing after a truck drove into the Corpus Christi ship channel in Port Aransas on Monday night, according to media reports.
KRIS reported that a Ford Ranger was driving erratically near the beach when it went over the jetty and plunged into the water around 8 p.m.
A man and woman were inside the vehicle at the time, the Port Aransas South Jetty reported.
Port Aransas Police Chief Scott Burroughs told the news outlets that the woman remained missing on Monday night. The man was able to escape and swim to the jetty, KIII reported.
The search continued for the woman on Monday night. KIII reported the ship channel closed due to the investigation.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.