Sky Decker, a captain who lives about a mile from the crash site, quickly headed toward the scene after learning police did not have boats immediately available. Decker, his 11-year-old son Sky Junior, and a neighbor by the name of Owen set out in Owen's boat to reach the area, as reported by KHOU 11.

Five people were killed after a small plane belonging to the Mexican Navy crashed in Galveston, Texas, on Monday, officials said in a statement.

GALVESTON, Texas — Several agencies rushed to the scene in Galveston Monday afternoon after a medical transport plane from Mexico crashed into the bay.

The floating symbol of the escalating conflict between the U.S. government and Venezuela is now parked right outside Galveston. The Skipper, popularly known as the oil tanker seized off the Venezuelan coast by the U.S. two weeks ago, has found its way to the Gulf of Mexico, according to multiple reports.