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Xavier Padilla, 2, has disappeared after his family\u2019s vehicle got swept up in floodwaters in Barstow, Calif., on the evening of Sept. 18, relatives said
\nXavier\u2019s dad, Brandon Padilla, was later rescued and taken to a hospital<\/p>\n
The boy, who has autism, celebrated his birthday earlier this week, family members said
\nRelatives of a 2-year-old boy are desperately searching for him after he went missing when his family\u2019s car was caught in floodwaters in Barstow, Calif.<\/p>\n
According to family members, Brandon Padilla was driving with his toddler son on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 18. While trying to cross a flooded area of a road on Main Street, Padilla\u2019s vehicle got swept up in the waters, Fox affiliate KTTV, CW affiliate KTLA, ABC affiliate KABC and Victor Valley News reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Toddler Missing After Car Gets Swept Away by Floodwaters. Family Is \u2018Worried Sick\u2019 as Search Continues Xavier Padilla, 2, has disappeared after his family\u2019s vehicle got swept… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":false,"total_views":0,"today_views":0},"yoast_head":"\n