Body found near San Diego may be missing toddler

AP News | 2010-02-01 03:33:23

<div id="subtitle">San Diego authorities try to determine if girl's body is 2-year-old swept away in Mexico</div><div><p>Volunteers have found the body of a young girl near Border Field State Park in the San Diego area, and authorities are investigating whether she was one of two children swept away 11 days ago by a rain-swollen Tijuana creek.</p><p>San Diego County Medical Examiner investigator Korletta Howrish said the body was found Sunday near where a boy's body was found Wednesday, and DNA tests are being performed on both to see whether they are the 2-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy from a family swept away in their car on Jan. 20.</p><p>The body of the children's 10-year-old sister was quickly recovered, and the parents survived.</p><p>The volunteer group Border Angels found the girl in a swampy area Sunday morning. The group's Rafael Hernandez says "everything seems to match the description" of the girl.</p><p>___</p><p>Information from: The San Diego Union-Tribune, http://www.signonsandiego.com</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68222795&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>


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