They find a body on the Texas beach where two 13-year-old Honduran twins disappeared

The body of a child was recovered on Monday in the area where the search for two 13-year-old Honduran twins who disappeared on Sunday while swimming on a beach in the city of Galveston, Texas, authorities reported Tuesday.

A woman walking on the shore early Monday morning saw a body in the water and called four other people nearby for help.

After removing the remains to the sand, they called 911 to report the find at about 2:00 am, said Austin Kirwin, a lieutenant with the Galveston Island Beach Patrol.

Noticias Telemundo reported that the children arrived in the United States four months ago to be reunited with their mother whom they had not seen for a decade.

, their relatives said that the last time they saw them they were in the sea, with water up to their waists.

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The family lived in the city of Houston and was out on the beach that day, according to authorities.

His parents searched for them for an hour before contacting emergency services around 5:30 pm Sunday, Kirwin said.

The local media KHOU 11 and ABC 13 reported that, based on the physical description and clothes she was wearing, it is presumed that the body found is that of one of the brothers, but forensic identification is missing.

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“It makes us more hopeful, but everything in these waters is very unpredictable,” Kirwin said of the find that he considered could offer a kind of “closure” to the family.

“We found one (of the bodies).

It's great news, but it doesn't mean we're going to find each other now or tomorrow."

According to authorities, the minors were in the water about 20 meters from a pier on Sunday afternoon.

Their parents did not see them submerge, but when they looked for them they no longer found them.

Kirwin said the twins couldn't swim and warned of dangerous conditions on the beach.

He also warned that there will be no lifeguards on the coast until next week and asked people not to venture into the sea without knowing how to swim.

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Authorities deployed various teams to search for the brothers, including a helicopter and boats.

The work will continue, she assured.

This Monday several people, including three boys, a girl and a man who tried to help them, were rescued after being swept away by strong rip currents in Galveston, ABC 13 reported.