Overview
- Police identified the victim as 2-year-old Xavier Padilla Aguilera, who was swept from a white sedan on West Main Street near Lenwood Road on Thursday evening.
- Rescuers found his father, 26-year-old Brandon Padilla Aguilera, stranded on a flood-formed island; he was taken to Barstow Community Hospital and later released.
- Search teams located the child's body Friday afternoon in the San Bernardino County Flood Control Channel south of the Mojave River.
- About 150 personnel and volunteers, including swift-water units, sheriff's deputies, CHP, railway police and the Desert Recovery Group, took part in the operation, which paused overnight for safety.
- City and police officials offered condolences, provided counseling resources and urged residents to avoid flooded roadways as heavy rains from Mario's remnants caused flash floods and mudslides across the region.