3:05 PM UPDATE: The body of the missing 4-year-old who vanished in Lake Corpus Christi was found around 6:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
San Patricio County Sheriff Oscar Rivera told KRIS 6 News that the 4-year-old, identified as Gabriel Gonzalez, was the stepson of Pedro Aguirre.
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6:16 PM UPDATE: The search for the missing 4-year-old boy has been called off for the night, set to pick back up on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 6:45 a.m.
San Patricio County Sheriff Oscar Rivera told KRIS 6 News that CCPD helped with the search today using specialized scanning equipment.
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3:50 PM UPDATE: San Patricio County Sheriff Oscar Rivera released the identity of the first drowning victim as 29-year-old Pedro Aguirre, of Mathis, TX.
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12:01 PM UPDATE: San Patricio County Sheriff Oscar Rivera confirms crews have recovered the body of the 29-year-old man.
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A search is underway for a man and a 4-year-old boy who disappeared after going out for a swim at Lake Corpus Christi Sunday.
According to State Park Police, around 3 p.m. Sunday, several people were swimming at Catfish Cove at Lake Corpus Christi when five began to struggle.
Some good Samaritans pulled a 20-year-old woman, an 18-year-old man, and a two-year-old boy out. Those swimmers were taken to the hospital to be checked out.
The 29-year-old man and the 4-year-old boy never resurfaced. According to Ben Baker with Texas Parks and Wildlife, both swimmers are believed to be from the Mathis or Sandia area.
Game wardens with Texas Parks and Wildlife, the San Patricio County Sheriff's Department, San Patricio County constables, the Sandia Fire Department, and State Park Police are searching for the pair.
Meanwhile, Catfish Cove is closed at this time.
"It's a search and recovery at this point. It's very windy, and the agencies are doing the best they can," Baker said.
