SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas \u2013 An active search is underway Sunday night for a 10-year-old child who went missing in the water at Surfside Beach, according to the Surfside Police Department.<\/p>\n
Police said the child disappeared around 5 p.m. while in the water near the beach. Officials involved with the search described him as a Black male wearing multi-colored shorts.<\/p>\n
According to authorities, the boy was with another child approximately 150 yards offshore when a large wave came through. <\/p>\n
Police said the 10-year-old went underwater and did not resurface, while the other child was able to make it safely back to shore.<\/p>\n
Officials confirmed the child had been visiting Surfside Beach with a little league football team from Richmond, Texas, along with family members and friends. <\/p>\n
Multiple agencies have joined the search effort Sunday evening. Surfside police officers have been walking the shoreline while using drones to search the water from above.<\/p>\n
The United States Coast Guard has also been called in to assist, deploying a fixed-wing aircraft, helicopter and boat crews to aid in the search.<\/p>\n