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Orange County Sheriff's Office identifies tug boat crew member found dead in Vidor

Captain Joey Jacobs tells 12News they don't believe the death of Glenn Edward Dupree, 46, was due to natural causes.

VIDOR, Texas — The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a tug boat crew member.

The call came in Monday, November 14, 2022 at 5 p.m. to the 1900 block of Mansfield Ferry Road in Vidor.

Officers then found the body of Glenn Edward Dupree, 46, of Beaumont. 

Captain Joey Jacobs tells 12News they don't believe Dupree's death was due to natural causes.

An autopsy was ordered by Justice of the Peace Judge Chad Jenkins.

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