Houston father drowns saving son after kayak tips

HOUSTON (KPRC) — A 27-year-old father is dead after saving his 5-year-old son from drowning at Galveston’s San Luis Pass.
According to family members Rufino Suarez, his son and five other people were in a kayak around 7 p.m. Tuesday. Two of the three children were not wearing life jackets, the family said.
The family told investigators that the kayak tipped over and everyone except Suarez and his son swam to shore.
Several minutes later, the child washed ashore. He was unresponsive.