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On Friday, Sept. 19, a missing 2-year-old boy was found dead following an approximately 20-hour search

Xavier Aguilera had been separated from his father, Brandon Padilla Aguilera, during the floods in Barstow, Calif., on Thursday

According to family members, the toddler, who had autism, had celebrated his birthday earlier this week

A 2-year-old boy who was separated from his father during the floods in California has been found dead.

At around 7:14 p.m. local time on Thursday, Sept. 18, local police and fire departments responded to reports that Brandon Padilla Aguilera, 26, and his son, Xavier , 2, had been separated. The pair had been trying to cross a flooded area of a road on Main Street when their vehicle was “swept off the roadway by floodwaters," the City of Bar

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