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Body of child found on Texas beach

A couple walks along the Galveston, Texas, beach during low tide Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.
A couple walks along the Galveston, Texas, beach during low tide Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.
By Joy Johnston, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Oct 21, 2017

Police are investigating after a young child's body was found on a Texas beach.

Officers responded to a call Friday evening from an individual who said they found a body near the shoreline of a Galveston beach, according to the report posted on the Galveston Police Department's Facebook page. Police determined that the body was that of a white boy, approximately 3-5 years old. The child has not been identified and no missing persons reports match the child's description, KHOU reported.

Galveston police Capt. Joshua Schirard told KHOU that this is a very unusual case. Schirard said the U.S. Coast Guard and agencies in surrounding counties are assisting with the case.

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