Missing Texas duck hunters found dead

GALVESTON, TX - JULY 18: In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Cybulski and Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Theobald of Air Station Houston conduct a rescue basket hoist training from one of the air station's HH-65C Dolphin helicopters in Galveston Bay on July 18, 2007 in Galveston, Texas. (Photo by U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images)

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The bodies of three Texas men and their dog who failed to return from a duck hunting trip were recovered in a bay near Corpus Christi, Texas, says CNN and Coast Guard Corpus Christi Command.

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Starett Burke (Wallisville, Texas), Spencer Hall (Mont Belvieu, Texas), Chris Ruckman (Dayton, Texas) and their dog left to go duck hunting early on the morning of Jan. 6. After they failed to come home, Ruckman’s girlfriend called the Coast Guard on Friday evening.

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The trio had launched a 17-foot flat-bottomed boat near Carancahua Bay, between Port Lavaca and Palacios, according to the Coast Guard. A combined search and rescue effort between the Coast Guard, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office yielded the bodies of the three and their dog, as well as their boat.

The Coast Guard confirmed there was a small craft advisory on the water on Friday and conditions were choppy. KPRC-2 reports that authorities do not suspect foul play in the deaths, though they are still investigating.

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