Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The San Antonio Police Department’s EAGLE unit was called out to Lake Amistad on Saturday to assist rescuing two boaters. It was reported that 2 fishermen were in distress on a river portion of Lake Amistad 10 minutes north of Del Rio. Two of the DPS rescue aircraft and a Texas Parks and Wildlife rescue helicopter were both down for maintenance and their closest rescue helicopter was in Houston. Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens were on scene attempting to rescue the 2 fishermen on a boat but were unsuccessful due to the muddy, silt-like terrain the boat had run up on. Texas Parks and Wildlife attempted rescues with multiple types of boats but were unsuccessful. The fishermen’s boat was slowly settling into this soft muddy ground it had run up on.
With nightfall fast approaching, EAGLE launched from Stinson Airport to conduct the rescue. EAGLE arrived on scene and communicated with Texas Parks and Wildlife and Texas DPS aircraft already on scene (non-rescue helicopter) to set up a staging area. The 2 fishermen were successfully rescued by hoisting them out of the boat and dropping them off at the staging area with Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens.
Video Courtesy of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The San Antonio Police Department’s EAGLE unit was called out to Lake Amistad on Saturday to assist rescuing two boaters. It was reported that 2 fishermen were in distress on a river portion of Lake Amistad 10 minutes north of Del Rio. Two of the DPS rescue aircraft and a Texas Parks and Wildlife rescue helicopter were both down for maintenance and their closest rescue helicopter was in Houston. Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens were on scene attempting to rescue the 2 fishermen on a boat but were unsuccessful due to the muddy, silt-like terrain the boat had run up on. Texas Parks and Wildlife attempted rescues with multiple types of boats but were unsuccessful. The fishermen’s boat was slowly settling into this soft muddy ground it had run up on.
With nightfall fast approaching, EAGLE launched from Stinson Airport to conduct the rescue. EAGLE arrived on scene and communicated with Texas Parks and Wildlife and Texas DPS aircraft already on scene (non-rescue helicopter) to set up a staging area. The 2 fishermen were successfully rescued by hoisting them out of the boat and dropping them off at the staging area with Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens.
Video Courtesy of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
