A father drowned off Beachside Village in Galveston Tuesday afternoon while swimming with his two sons, officials said.
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A 38-year-old man drowned off the coast of a Galveston beach while swimming with his two sons, according to Galveston Island Beach Patrol. The man, later identified as Twan Emory of the Dallas suburb of Forney, had been swimming with his children Tuesday afternoon at Beachside Village. A bystander spotted Emory, chest-deep in the water, near his children who had been wearing life jackets. Initially, the sons were able to support their dad and pull him back toward the beach, with help from another beach-goer. The sons' ages had not been released as of Wednesday morning.Galveston Island Beach Patrol was called at 2:10 p.m., coming in as a report of a possible drowning in progress and emergency workers soon arrived, along with police, fire and paramedics, officials said.
When Emory was back to shore, CPR was initiated. He was taken to the John Sealy Hospital emergency room, where he was pronounced dead at 3:08 p.m., according to authorities.Members of the agency urge swimmers to stay near lifeguards, avoid swimming near structures, not to swim alone, obey warnings and not to swim while under the influence of alcohol.
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