Beach patrol said the man was boogie boarding with his wife near 31st street and Seawall Boulevard when she realized he never made it back to shore.

A Houston man, 55, drowned after boogie boarding off Galveston. Despite rescue efforts, he was pronounced dead at UTMB. Investigation is ongoing.

The 55-year-old man, whose identity was not immediately released, had been boogie boarding with his wife shortly before he went missing near 31st Street and Seawall Boulevard, KHOU reported.

According to officials, the man had been boogie boarding with his wife when the couple began feeling tired and tried to return to shore. While the woman made it safely back to land, she lost sight ...