BARSTOW, Calif.– Police and family are desperately searching for a 2-year-old boy in California who was swept away in flooding on Thursday night during heavy rains triggered by remnants of Tropical Storm Mario.

Barstow Police Department on Friday said Xavier Padilla Aguilera went missing after he and his father were separated when their car was caught in flooding .

The family's car was found, but without Xavier or his father inside.

REMNANTS OF MARIO TRIGGER MUDSLIDES AS RAIN SURGES ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SOUTHWEST US

Police said Xavier's father, Brandon, was rescued Thursday evening on an island surrounded by floodwaters. He was taken to a hospital for evaluation and later released.

An aunt of Xavier's told FOX 11 Los Angeles that Xavier is nonverbal and has autism.

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