UPDATE: Divers recover body of man who fell from rig
Published 2:55 pm Tuesday, August 30, 2016
- A search is underway for a worker who fell from a rig in Sabine Pass on Tuesday. Mary Meaux/The News
Divers have recovered the body of Ramiro Ayala who fell into the water while working on a rig in Sabine Pass.
Check back as more information becomes available.
Previous reporting:
Search continues for worker who fell from rig in Sabine Pass
Divers continue their search for a rig worker who fell about 100 feet into the water on Tuesday in Sabine Pass.
Port Arthur Fire Marshal Paul Washburn said they received a call shortly after 9 a.m. regarding the worker on the decommissioned rig Sovereign Explorer in the 5500 block of South First Avenue.
The man has been identified as Ramiro Ayala, 40, of Port Arthur.
He was employed with ESRI.
