Family member describes fishing trip gone wrong at Dallas lake, search for child continues
DALLAS — The search continues for a 6-year-old boy after he and his father were swept away in a current at a Dallas lake Saturday.
Jose Carlos told CBS News Texas his brother, 26-year-old Fernando Carlos, and his nephew, 6-year-old Noah, were at Mountain Creek Lake on a fishing trip Saturday afternoon.
"I didn't know it was going to turn into this," said Jose Carlos. "I wouldn't have gone fishing. I wouldn't have gone. I feel like it's my fault because I brought him here."
Jose Carlos said Noah fell into the lake and Fernando Carlos jumped in trying to save him when they were swept away in a current.
Then, Jose Carlos' oldest brother tried going after Fernando Carlos and Noah, but they had already been taken too far.
"We're looking for Noah and Fernando, and my son and my nephew are down the stream maybe 50 feet," said Jose Carlos. "'We're over here! We're over here!' We ran over there, and by the time we got over there, I couldn't see them anymore."
"Reports indicated a child was swept under while fishing in a creek in the area," said Jason Evans, a Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman. "The boy's father jumped in to rescue him and was also swept under, and neither of them resurfaced."
Searchers recovered Fernando Carlos' body around 5 p.m. on Saturday but the search continues for his missing son.
"Efforts to find the child continued until approximately 7 p.m., at which point the search was terminated due to the diminishing light conditions," Evans said. "Efforts will resume (Sunday) morning by DPD's Dive Team."
The family says Fernando Carlos worked as a manager for a commercial roofing company and was saving money to buy a house.
"He'll be there for you," said Jose Carlos. "Fernando would give you the shirt off his back for you. There's no wrong in my brother at all. There's nothing in his life that would deserve some karma like this."
Fernando Carlos leaves behind two other children, daughters ages 9 and 5.
"My family is going through it now," said Jose Carlos. "Everybody is just very emotional. Some of us are still in denial. Some of us have accepted it. It's just something we didn't expect."
Dallas Fire-Rescue, Dallas police and the Game Warden's Office are investigating.
CBS News Texas will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.