BARSTOW, Calif. -- A search was underway for a 2-year-old boy who was swept away by flood waters in the Barstow, California area.

The boy's family says Xavier Padilla Aguilera was swept away around 6:30 p.m. local time Thursday along Main Street while in the car with his father, 26-year-old Brandon Padilla Aguilera

"He's devastated," said Carolyn Tackett, the boy's grandmother, referring to Xavier's father. "We're all devastated.

"Yesterday we had a funeral for my mom," Tackett said in an interview near the scene where the car was found. "My son drove home with my grandson. I guess the road was -- something happened in the road. All I know is that my son's car ended up -- the bumper's down here, near the bridge.

"Due to the circumstances surrounding this call for service," the Barstow

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