1 dead after dozens rescued from capsized party boat with 54 people on Lake Conroe, judge says
CONROE, Texas — A passenger has died in the hospital after being one of several dozen people rescued from a capsized party boat Saturday night on Lake Conroe, according to Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough.
Several calls came in about multiple people in the water about 8 p.m. Saturday, the judge.
Montgomery County Pct. 1 Constable's Office was one of several emergency response agencies called to the scene. Keough said residents living along the lake had already started pulling people from the water from their private docks when crews arrived.
Precinct 1 confirmed 54 people, including passengers and crew, were on board when the vessel capsized. Investigators said two people were taken to the hospital; one person was in critical condition but later died. The second person was last reported to be stable.
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