The body of a boy has been found in the search for twins missing in Galveston, TX. The 13 year-olds were last seen swimming off the shore.
The 13-year-old boys were last seen Sunday swimming near Pleasure Pier when they vanished. Authorities confirmed overnight they found one of the child's bodies.A body has been found in the search for 13-year-old twin boys who went missing while swimming in Galveston, Texas, authorities confirmed to ABC Houston affiliateAccording to Galveston Beach Patrol Dispatch, a child's body that meets the description of one of the swimmers was found at about 2 a.m.
Lt. Austin Kirwin with Galveston Beach Patrol said the boys are from Houston. They reportedly did not know how to swim.RELATED: 2 fathers, mother dead after falling through ice on Arizona lake Their family called 911, saying they last saw their children in water about waist-to-chest deep. The boys are around 4-feet tall.
The search for the boys continued Monday morning along the shore line and in the water. KTRK crews spotted officials on jet skis searching and diving.
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