A resident noticed a body in the water early Thursday and called emergency responders,...
Beach goers walk along the beach near Galvestonâs Pleasure Pier on Monday, March 6, 2023 in Galveson.Searchers early Thursday found a body that appears to be that of the second twin boy who went missing while swimming Sunday afternoon near the Pleasure Pier in Galveston.
Emergency responders just after 1 a.m. pulled the body of a young boy from the water near 47th Street, Lt. Austin Kirwin, of Galveston Island Beach Patrol, said. A local resident had been walking along the beach, noticed the body and called 911.Thursday’s discovery came after of the first twin, later identified as Edwardo Josue Osorto Perez, 13, according to John “D.J.” Florence, chief investigator with the Galveston County Medical Examiner.Perez and his twin brother were part of an Honduran family and had been in the country less than a month, Florence said.
The 13-year-old boys were last seen on the west side of the Pleasure Pier around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. A family member called 911 around 5:30 p.m. to report them missing, according to the Galveston Island Beach Patrol.
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