GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas — The family of a little boy who drowned over the weekend at Crystal Beach is reaching out for help after his heartbreaking death.
The family and friends of Micah Batson have started a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs.
He had just celebrated his tenth birthday and was at the beach on Saturday, when he got swept away in the water.
Searchers spent hours looking for him. More than $11,000 has already been given to help the family to help return him home to Arkansas for a funeral.
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Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset identified the boy, and said he and his father went into the water around 11:30 a.m. near Crystal Beach on the Bolivar Peninsula.
"The father went into the water with the son, and the mother lost sight of both of them," Trochesset said.
A search-and-rescue party found Micah's body around 3:15 p.m., about a fifth of a mile from where he disappeared, Trochesset said.
Micah's father was found about an hour into the search. He said waves separated him from his son. He said his son was pulled away by the tide until he lost sight of him.
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