2-year-old who was swept away by California floodwaters is found dead

A 2-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters Thursday evening in the California desert city of Barstow has been found dead, police said

A 2-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters Thursday evening in the California desert city of Barstow has been found dead, police said.

Xavier Aguilera's body was discovered Friday afternoon in the San Bernardino County Flood Control Channel south of the Mojave River, the Barstow Police Department said in a statement Friday.

"Our hearts go out to the family and loved ones during this unimaginably difficult time," it said.

A car is swept off the roadway by floodwaters in Barstow, Calif., on Thursday.Barstow Police Department via FacebookThe boy was in a vehicle with his father on historic Route 66 in Barstow on Thursday when flash flooding swept it away shortly after 7 p.m., the Barstow Police Department said Friday.

A National Weather Service spotter report said a flash flood west of Lenwood Road on Main Street, which runs along Route 66, inundated the roadway about 7 p.m. Thursday. "A car tried to drive through a flooded roadway and was swept off the road," it said.