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Authorities locate body during search for father who went missing in San Antonio 'water hole'

Officials said both the man and his son went into the water on the south side, but only the son came out.

SAN ANTONIO — A person has been declared dead during Monday's search for a man who went missing in a south-side water hole, according to the medical examiner's office, 

Medical Examiner identified the body found as 45-year-old, Selvin Salgado.

The body found was of the father who disappeared while fishing with his son around 4 p.m. 

Officials at the scene on River Road said that the man and his son were fishing on private property when they both went into the water hole, which one official said "was so small a boat can't fit in there." 

They said the son managed to get out of the water, but the man had not yet been found, sparking the search. 

A dive team from New Braunfels was requested to assist with the search.

This is a developing story.

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