Investigators Curious About Burning Boats on Mexican Side of Falcon Lake

Last Update: 1:11 pm

ZAPATA COUNTY - Investigators in Zapata County are working to learn more about two boats that burned on the Mexican side of Falcon Lake.

Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez tells CHANNEL 5 NEWS that U.S. officials spotted the vessels with binoculars. The sheriff is calling the fire very suspicious.

U.S. law enforcement cannot cross the boundary into Mexico. The sheriff doesn't know who the boats belonged to or if anyone was inside the boats at the time. So far, they haven't received any reports of missing boats on this side of the border.

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