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Fatal boating accident in Aransas Pass causes investigation

Police said Hershberger's boat got stuck on a sandbar near the Aransas Channel.

ARANSAS PASS, Texas — Police in Aransas Pass are trying to figure out how a boater drowned near the Dale Miller Bridge Wednesday afternoon. 

According to investigators, around 4:30 p.m., an off duty officer was alerted to an emergency in the water. 

Witnesses said  70-year-old Henry Hershberger was struggling to get to his runaway boat.

First responders performed CPR until medics could arrive. Hershberger was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police said Hershberger's boat got stuck on a sandbar near the Aransas Channel. 

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