Search for Missing Boy in Barstow After Floodwaters Sweep Away Car; San Bernardino Mountains Assess Mudslide Damage

Search for Missing Child in Barstow

• 💔 A desperate search is underway in Barstow for 2-year-old Xavier Padilla, who went missing Thursday evening.
• 🚗 Xavier was in a sedan with his father when they were swept away by floodwaters while attempting to cross a flooded Main Street.
• 🌊 The father was rescued and hospitalized, but Xavier, who is autistic and non-verbal, remains missing.
• 🚁 Crews are utilizing helicopters and ground teams in the extensive search effort.

Mudslide Damage in San Bernardino Mountains

• ⚠️ Damage assessment teams are surveying extensive damage from mud and debris flow in communities like Forest Falls and Oakland.
• 🏘️ Multiple homes in Forest Falls were destroyed or damaged by massive mudslides, some reaching up to 15 feet tall.
• 🚗 Cars were swept away and sustained serious damage, with some residents reporting they did not receive evacuation warnings.
• 🚧 Crews are working to clear roads and dig out cars stranded by mud and debris flows, with mud covering tires and reaching the front doors of homes.
• 🏞️ Residents like Terry Bramley described their driveways being washed out and orchards damaged by the unexpected force of the mudslides, especially after recent cleanups from previous mudslides.