Overview

• Search teams from Hidalgo and Querétaro located Juan Carlos L.’s body Sunday afternoon on a stone bank near Tangojó in the Sierra Gorda de Hidalgo.
• The 13-year-old was swept away Friday in La Mora while attempting to cross the Moctezuma River with relatives as its current surged from recent heavy rains.
• The Moctezuma River has registered dangerous rises across several states in recent weeks due to persistent rainfall.
• Protección Civil confirmed the recovery of the boy and reiterated its recommendation to exercise extreme caution in all riverside areas.
• Officials have urged residents and visitors to avoid crossing swollen waterways and heed rising water warnings to prevent further tragedies.