Body Of Missing Boy Found In Russian River: Sonoma County Sheriff

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — The search for a 13-year-old boy who went missing Wednesday night from the Rio Nido area while swimming in the Russian River ended when the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office search-and-rescue dive team found his body submerged in the river.

Diego Rivas was reported missing around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday by a friend who told authorities Diego was last seen swimming in the river in the area of Canyon 1 Road in Rio Nido. Diego's clothes and cell phone were found but there was no sign of Diego, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said.

Search-and-rescue personnel and volunteers scoured the river and surrounding area overnight and much of Thursday. The search was conducted by helicopter and on the ground.

At 2:25 p.m. Thursday, authorities announced the search had concluded.

"Sadly, the Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue dive team found Diego's body submerged in the river this afternoon," the sheriff's office said. "We send our sincerest condolences to Diego's family and friends. This is never the outcome we hope for when searching for a missing child."

There did not appear to be any foul play in the boy's death, authorities said.

Patch was not immediately able to reach the sheriff's office Friday for further information about this fatality.