GALVESTON, Texas – A 17-year-old teen from Louisiana tragically drowned Friday afternoon while swimming in the rough surf near 25th Street, just west of the Galveston Historic Pleasure Pier.

Galveston s Pleasure Pier, the carnival-style amusement park stretching over the Gulf, opened Friday for what s billed as a sneak peek.A couple of the biggest rides like the ferris wheel at the ...

VERIFY Yes, a photo of damage to a ride on Galveston's Pleasure Pier is legit, but it's already been repaired A photo was circulating on social media showing part of the Iron Shark ride.

The Pleasure Pier sat at the end of Peoples Street in downtown Corpus Christi from 1922 until 1939, when it was removed to make way for the seawall.