W.F. Childress Cause Of Death, Obituary Unavailable Yet – According to the sheriff’s office, the “skilled boat handler and fisherman” was discovered dead on April 26 while wearing a life jacket. W.F. Childress, 88, was recognized as the suspect.
According to star-telegram.com, Officials reported in a news release that he was discovered roughly 10 kilometers from his capsized boat. There were no additional “visible” symptoms of damage to his body.
Sheriff Brian Hawthorne stated in a statement, “Mr. Childress was an experienced boat handler and fisherman who evidently was unable to find safe harbor during yesterday’s storm.” “Prayers for him, his family, and his friends during this difficult time; may he rest in peace.”
Officials in Texas are looking for an 88-year-old fisherman who went out on his boat and vanished. According to a news release from the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office, the 88-year-old man departed Smith Point at 8:30 a.m. on April 25 and had not returned by evening.