Overview

• The missing child is Xavier Padilla Aguilera, 2, whom relatives describe as nonverbal and autistic.
• Barstow police said the vehicle was swept off West Main Street between Lenwood Road and Sweeten Lane around 7:14 p.m. Thursday.
• Xavier’s father, Brandon Padilla Aguilera, 26, was rescued from a small island in the floodwaters, treated at Barstow Community Hospital, and released.
• A multi-agency operation involving San Bernardino County Fire’s swift-water team, the sheriff’s department, CHP, and BNSF police resumed Friday after an overnight pause, with community volunteers assisting.
• The flooding followed intense thunderstorms tied to the remnants of Tropical Storm Mario, which also triggered mudslides and road closures across Southern California.