Body of teen killed by flooding found in San Antonio

The body of a San Antonio teen was identified by search teams on Sunday, after he was swept by the swollen waters of Cibolo Creek on Saturday as he tried to swim across. 

Both eighteen-year-old Avron Adams and another friend were caught by the floodwaters, wrote the Associated Press. The friend managed to grab onto a branch and save himself, but Adam was swept away. His body was located Sunday evening. 

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"My other friends crossed but Avron was trying to swim towards me," said Adams' acquaintance Istvan Domonkos, who noted that about seven young men had braved the creek Saturday, according to KSAT.com.

"I tried to grab him but I couldn't reach him," said Domonkos of Adams, giving this explanation for the young men's attempt to ford the river: "I don't know, peer pressure, I guess."

His family was informed that his body had been located, notes USA Today, which adds that the creek has dropped by about 10 feet since the Saturday high-water mark. 

The Texas city was hit by torrential rains and flash-flooding Saturday, killing two other women, shutting down power to around 12,000 customers, and flooding cars and vehicles. 

The worst of the storm appears to be over, notes CNN, and the water levels of area rivers should soon be returning to normal. 

Saturday's storm was the second wettest day ever recorded in San Antonio, notes USA Today — topped only by a October 1998 storm when 11.62 inches of rain fell, causing the deaths of 30 people. 

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