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Game Warden Blotter
MOTORCYLE AND DEER COLLIDE
A Karnes County game warden came across a deer laying in the middle of the road. Realizing it could be a safety hazard, the warden turned around to remove the buck. After exiting his vehicle, he noticed someone walking near the front gate of a residence in the dark. The warden thought it could be the landowner coming out to ask about the deer. Upon further observation, he realized the man was stumbling. The man said he hit the deer with his motorcycle which was heavily damaged and was now laying in the ditch. The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, did not know how long he had been in the ditch. The warden notified dispatch and requested an ambulance over a possible broken hand. EMS and a sheriff’s deputy arrived on the scene and the man’s wife was notified.
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WARDENS RECOGNIZED FOR SERVICE
Texas Game Warden Landon Spacek of Newton County was presented with his award as the Shikar-Safari Club International’s Wildlife Officer of the Year for his meritorious service in the fields of wildlife conservation and law enforcement. Additionally, Nueces County Game Warden James Ramirez was the 2022 recipient of the Safari Club International-Brush Country Chapter’s Officer of the Year. Ramirez has served in Nueces County since 2019.
YOUNGSTER INJURED ON JETTY
The Coast Guard medevaced a 4-year-old child on South Padre Island. While underway near the northern jetties, a 33-foot Law Enforcement boat crew noticed a family on the jetty waving them down. The parents of a 4-year-old boy notified the Coast Guard crew that their son had fallen on the rocks, sustained lacerations on his head. The crew took the boy aboard, administered first-aid and transferred the child to awaiting emergency medical services personnel. EMS then transported him to the Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville in stable condition.
BOAT SINKS, ONE MAN MISSING
Coast Guard Sector HoustonGalveston watchstanders were notified that three men had gone into the water after their 12-foot jon boat sank near the Galveston Jetties. A helicopter crew and a response boat were launched to search for the individuals. A Houston Pilot crew rescued two of the people from the water and brought them ashore. Emergency medical services personnel transported the two men to The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston in stable condition. The three individuals were reportedly in the water together for an extensive amount of time before a wave separated them. Crews searched approximately 227 square miles for more than 40 hours for the third man, after which the search was suspended.
WILDFIRES CONTINUE STARTING, EXPANDING
Several additional wildfires occurred into the first week of April across drought-ridden areas of the state, bringing a response from fire departments, law enforcement and the Texas Forest Service. In Kleberg County, the Borrega fire was contained after consuming 51,566 acres. The Crittenberg Complex in Coryell County burned 33,175 acres, and was 95 percent contained on April 4. The Canadian River Bottom fire in Roberts County in the Texas Panhandle encompassed 39,568 acres, and was fully contained on April 4, according to the Forest Service. Several other fires consuming thousands of acres popped up across the state, and all were fully contained. Forest Service officials warned of more fires with drought conditions, especially when winds increase. Since January 1, Texas A&M Forest Service and local fire departments have responded to 3,018 wildfires that burned 403,711 acres. This total includes 978 wildfires in the month of March that burned 348,403 acres.
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