Harris County children missing in water: 2 bodies recovered

HOUSTON - Two bodies have been recovered during the search for a boy and a girl who went missing while swimming in east Harris County, officials say.

According to the sheriff’s office, the bodies match the descriptions of the missing children, but the medical examiner’s office will have to make the final determination of their identities.

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The incident began around 9 p.m. Saturday night when the dispatch center got a 911 call about two children missing in the water in the 1900 block of Gulf Pump Road, officials say.

The sheriff’s office says a 6-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl were swimming, went under water and didn’t resurface.

The Harris County Sheriffs Office searches for two missing children on Gulf Pump Road.

The sheriff’s office marine unit and dive team responded to the scene and deployed a robot with sonar capabilities.

Officials say the robot located two possible bodies in the water, and the dive team went in and recovered them.