MATAGORDA COUNTY, Texas — Early Saturday morning, a potentially dangerous situation unfolded in East Matagorda Bay when a family was fishing on the shore, and their boat's anchor lost hold. The boat drifted away with a child still aboard.

According to the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred near the old Brown Cedar Cut, a popular fishing area along the bay’s shoreline. Around midnight, the sheriff’s office dispatch contacted the Matagorda County Pct. 6 Constable’s Office for assistance.

Constable Bill Orton responded quickly, meeting Texas Parks and Wildlife game warden Hannah Tant at Joey’s Bait Camp to initiate a search using the constable’s office's boat. The search spanned several miles, starting from Mitchell’s Cut and extending westward before looping back into

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