Father dead, son still missing after being swept underwater in Dallas creek

DALLAS - A father was found dead, and his son is still missing after they were swept underwater in Dallas on Saturday.

Dallas Fire-Rescue was called for a water rescue at a creek near Mountain Creek Parkway shortly after 1:30 p.m.

Crews at the scene were told a child was swept underwater while fishing in the creek. Family members tell FOX 4 the boy is 6 years old.

The boy's father jumped in after the child and was also swept under.

The father's body was found around 5 p.m. He was later identified as 26-year-old Fernando Carlos.

The search for the boy was called off around 7 p.m. due to darkness.

Dive teams are expected to continue their search on Sunday.