Coast Guard rescues mariner who fell overboard near South Padre Island, Texas

The U.S. Coast Guard reports it has rescued a man who fell overboard off a 65-foot shrimping vessel near South Padre Island, Texas, Saturday afternoon.

A Coast Guard Station South Padre Island boat crew on a routine patrol witnessed a crewmember fall off the 65-foot shrimping vessel Morgan Rae.

The boat crew recovered the crewmember and transferred him back onto the vessel.