BOERNE, Texas – The body of a 13-year-old boy was found Monday morning in Boerne City Lake, according to the Boerne Fire Department.
Divers with the fire department found the body just after 9 a.m., around 12 to 15 feet deep in the water and about 20 feet from shore, fire officials said.
On Monday, the fire department identified the boy as Jaylen Robinson. According to the city, he was from San Antonio.
Emergency dispatchers received a 911 call just before 6:30 p.m. Sunday reporting a child who was in the water and had not resurfaced.
Witnesses told officials two children were in the water when both began to struggle. A bystander pulled one child from the lake, but when the bystander returned for Robinson, they could not locate him in the water.
The lake remained closed for the rest of the day on Sunday as officials searched Robinson. Search efforts were later suspended and resumed at 7 a.m. Monday.
Boerne Fire Department Chief Manuel Casarez told reporters to keep safety in mind with the Fourth of July approaching.
“Can’t really trust the waters of the lake as much as you’d like to,” Casarez said. “I know everybody’s trying to have a good time, but always keep safety in mind.”
Multiple other agencies assisted in the search, including the Boerne Police Department, the Sisterdale Volunteer Fire Department, the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and others.
Sunday marks at least the second drowning reported this summer, after an 80-year-old man drowned over Memorial Day weekend.
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