What happened to Sergio Quintero, Alex Aldaco and Junior Perez after the boat overturned?

 An evening of fishing on a private lake in Houston County ended with three families facing an unimaginable loss. Sergio Quintero, 18, Alex Aldaco, 20, and Junior Perez, 18, were among four people aboard a boat Sunday evening when the vessel overturned. What followed was a desperate search that would leave three young men dead and one survivor safely back on shore. Their sudden absence has left loved ones searching for answers.

The Houston County Sheriff’s Office said deputies received a 911 call at approximately 8:06 p.m. reporting the boating accident. The call set an emergency response in motion as authorities worked to locate those who had entered the water. At that point, several people still needed to be accounted for after the vessel overturned on the private lake. Deputies faced the difficult task of responding while information about those aboard was still developing during the initial response.

Juan Hernandez, who was also from Crockett, managed to swim to shore after the boat went over in the evening. His safe return provided one confirmed survivor while three others remained missing. Sergio, Alex, and Junior had not made it back to land, prompting authorities to continue searching for the young men whose families were waiting for news. The search carried the weight of knowing three people had not returned to safety, leaving loved ones waiting.

The circumstances were especially painful because all three victims were young adults at the beginning of their lives. Sergio was 18, Junior was 18, and Alex was 20, ages representing years filled with possibilities, relationships, experiences, and plans still ahead. Their deaths transformed an evening spent fishing into a devastating event that would permanently change the lives of those closest to them. Their families were left facing that finality without warning.

For their families, the loss is more than the outcome of a boating accident recorded in an official report. Each name belongs to a person remembered through personal connections, shared experiences, and ordinary moments that carry new meaning after an unexpected death. Losing three loved ones at once leaves families confronting grief that cannot be measured simply by the circumstances surrounding the incident. The tragedy has become deeply personal for everyone adjusting to life without them while remembering what was lost.

The accident also demonstrates how quickly conditions can change during an otherwise ordinary outing on the water. Four people were aboard the boat, yet after the vessel overturned, only Hernandez was able to reach shore safely while the other three remained missing. The emergency response reflected the urgency of locating them and determining what had happened after the boat capsized that Sunday evening. Families faced painful uncertainty as the search continued through the night.

As the families mourn Sergio, Alex, and Junior, the focus naturally turns toward the lives they lived rather than only the circumstances of their deaths. They were young men from the Crockett area with years of memories already created and countless moments that their loved ones will now remember in their absence. Their names will remain connected to the people who knew them and to the lives they touched before the tragedy. Those memories will matter in the difficult days ahead, especially.

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The September 20 accident leaves behind a painful reminder of how suddenly an ordinary evening can become a life-altering tragedy. Sergio Quintero, Alex Aldaco, and Junior Perez are now remembered by their families and friends as three young lives cut short, while Juan Hernandez’s survival stands alongside the loss. For those left behind, the memories of these three men will endure long after the lake grows quiet.