SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — A kiteboarder drowned in the Laguna Madre area Wednesday, authorities said.
According to a statement from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Game Warden personnel were contacted Wednesday afternoon to investigate a kite surfing accident on South Padre Island.
The victim was 74-year-old Helmut Windzio, from Westfield, Massachusetts, authorities said.
According to the statement, the investigation is still ongoing and no further information was available as of Thursday.
