A Texas man is dead and another person was injured after a double-decker party boat capsized in bad weather Saturday night on a lake north of Houston, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said
The boat capsized at 8:12 p.m. during a strong thunderstorm on Lake Conroe. There were 53 people on board and officials from several agencies responded to rescue the occupants from the water, the statement said."Upon arrival a large number of passengers were still in the water with diesel fuel in the water," Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough wrote on Facebook.
"While weather is thought to be the cause of the capsizing, the exact cause has not been determined and the entire incident is under investigation," he added.Read MoreAfter the rescue, passengers were decontaminated to remove the diesel before they were taken back to their cars.The boat is the Lake Conroe Queen, the Parks and Wildlife Department told CNN.
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