Owner of San Antonio nonprofit that led search for Caleb Harris dead at 47
An announcement of her death was published on her organization's website, along with a message to "Rest in Paradise."
'It is with a very sad and heavy heart that we have to announce that the owner of Search and Rescue SATX, Nina Glass, has unexpectedly passed away on Jan. 27, 2025. No details are available at this time, and when more information is obtained and the family wants, it will be released. Please keep Nina and her family in your hearts and prayers. The family is also asking to please respect their privacy at this time. Thank you everyone for your support for Nina and her organization.'
Search and Rescue SATX could not be reached for further comment on Wednesday.
Glass founded Search and Rescue SATX in 2019. The group collaborates with law enforcement and the community to find missing persons through 'comprehensive search techniques.'
On Monday, the creator of the Facebook page 'Talk of Caleb Harris,' Nicole Owens, also wrote a post about Glass.
Owens told the Caller-Times that she met Glass through the search for missing person Jason Landry, who disappeared from Luling in December 2020.
Through TikTok, they organized a search effort for Harris together, encouraging people to volunteer to look for the student, who was last seen at his off-campus apartment on March 4, 2024.
Glass came to Corpus Christi on March 9 and stayed until sometime in April. She traveled from her hometown of San Antonio throughout the year to conduct more searches for the missing student, Owens said.
With the help of countless volunteers whom she'd found through the Facebook page and word-of-mouth, Glass' team searched the heavily vegetated areas, fields and drainage ditches around Harris' residence after his disappearance.
The group expanded their effort to the Oso Bay Wetland Preserve, Flour Bluff and North Padre Island, bringing in underwater drones to search bodies of water.
Owens said she spoke to Glass almost daily, especially during the Caleb Harris search, and helped set up volunteers. She described helping Glass behind the scenes by providing volunteers with meals.
'She worked really hard at trying to find missing people,' Owens said. 'She put everything into it and didn't stop until she knew they had to stop.'
People also made donations through social media to cover the cost of hotels and other expenses so that Glass could stay in Corpus Christi, Owens said.
'She raised funds to go down there,' she said. 'I had people in the group who would take turns supplying the food and coffee. People bought things for her — radios, a metal detector, probably a few other things like life jackets and new boots.
'Corpus Christi was super-supportive,' she said. 'They were actually amazing. She grew pretty close to a group of them from Corpus Christi.'
Owens said Glass took it personally and felt as if she were 'failing' when she didn't find Harris.
Harris' remains were later found in a wastewater station in June and positively identified on July 17. His case is under investigation by the Corpus Christi Police Department.
While Glass' cause of death is not known, her daughter found her mother in bed, according to Owens' post on Facebook.
She had been sick with the flu and went to lie down, dying in her sleep.
Glass' daughter could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.
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