GUADALUPE COUNTY, Texas — A 12-year-old boy is dead after drowning in the Guadalupe River.
Around 9:45 a.m. on Monday, Seguin officials responded to the 400 block of River Road after receiving reports of a drowning in progress.
According to authorities, a group of boys with a church group who were staying in a vacation rental were swimming in the river when a 12-year-old boy went under and never resurfaced.
Seguin FD was assisted by Game Wardens, Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office and Star Flight from Austin scanned the river from the air.
At 1:15 p.m., a dive team from New Braunfels recovered the boy's body.
KENS 5 will update this story as more information becomes available.
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