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Robert Gaytan Identified as Second Salado Creek Victim in Labor Day Flooding

The medical examiner ruled both deaths accidental drownings.

Overview

  • The Bexar County Medical Examiner identified Robert Gaytan, 52, and previously named Nicole Lynn Keller, 43, as the two people found along Salado Creek.
  • Authorities said both deaths were ruled accidents due to drowning.
  • Officers were dispatched around 12:15 p.m. on Sept. 1 to the 12500 block near Salado Creek on San Antonio’s North Side, where the two bodies were located in the same area.
  • Friends had reported three people missing earlier that day after overnight storms, and police noted the two victims were experiencing homelessness.
  • Police reported no suspicion of foul play and said floodwaters likely washed the bodies into the creek, while Haven for Hope urged outreach to those unsheltered and a GoFundMe for Keller had raised more than $1,500.