Family member describes fishing trip gone wrong at Dallas lake

Body recovered at Dallas lake, search continues for missing child after 2 swept away 01:41

DALLAS — The search continues for a 6-year-old boy after he and his father were swept away in a current at a Dallas lake Saturday .

Jose Carlos told CBS News Texas his brother, 26-year-old Fernando Carlos, and his nephew, 6-year-old Noah, were at Mountain Creek Lake on a fishing trip Saturday afternoon.

Jose Carlos said Noah had fallen into the lake, and Fernando Carlos jumped in, trying to save him when they were swept away in a current.

Dallas Fire-Rescue, Dallas police and the Game Warden’s Office have been investigating the incident.

Searchers recovered Fernando Carlos’s body around 5 p.m. on Saturday but the search continues for his missing son.

“Reports indicated a child was swept under while fishing in a creek in the area,” said Jason Evans, a Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman. “The boy’s father jumped in to rescue him and was also swept under, and neither of them resurfaced.”

“Efforts to find the child continued until approximately 7 p.m., at which point the search was terminated due to the diminishing light conditions,” Evans said. “Efforts will resume (Sunday) morning by DPD’s Dive Team.”

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