{"id":27325,"date":"2026-08-04T13:24:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27325"},"modified":"2026-08-04T13:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:24:35","slug":"texas-toddler-2-found-dead-in-creek-near-home-after-amber-alert-sparked-frantic-search-as-neighbor-recalls-heartbreaking-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27325","title":{"rendered":"Texas toddler, 2, found dead in creek near home after Amber Alert sparked frantic search as neighbor recalls heartbreaking discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2F136423844.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A 2-year-old Texas girl was found dead in a creek just 500 yards from her home \u2013 with her neighbors recalling the heartbreaking moment her lifeless body was found.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aryana Trevino Martinez disappeared in her San Antonio neighborhood at around 8 p.m. Sunday, prompting an Amber Alert to be issued and then canceled after her body was found,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2026\/08\/04\/mother-says-her-son-found-missing-2-year-old-girl-unresponsive-in-a-northwest-side-creek\/\"> KSAT reported.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Martinez\u2019s cause of death hasn\u2019t been confirmed \u2013 and authorities are investigating how she walked out of her home.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Aryana Trevino Martinez, 2, was found dead in a creek after she vanished on Sunday. <span class=\"credit\">San Antonio Police Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The toddler\u2019s body was found by 22-year-old Uriel Ramirez \u2013 the adult son of Anna Marie Ramirez.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to be a part of this and help,\u201d Anna Marie told KSAT, recalling the moment the Amber Alert was issued.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Anna Marie ran into difficulty searching because of the height of the weeds, but Uriel continued.<\/p>\n<p>Uriel saw Martinez\u2019s body in the water after scouring the scene from some rocks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as he looked he said he saw her body and just jumped in without hesitating and carried her and brought her to everyone,\u201d the mom said through tears.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez\u2019s body was found at midnight, around four hours after San Antonio police received the missing persons call.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Investigators are seen combing a creek area. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t even put it into words,\u201d Uriel said, relaying the moment he found the toddler.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s like an angel and something led me straight to her, like a direct shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy brain was just \u2013 that\u2019s where she is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI found her,\u201d Uriel told his mom after grabbing the body.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Law enforcement rushed to the scene after the body was found.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Martinez was last seen at around 7:45 p.m. Sunday and she was wearing a black top and leopard pants, according to the Amber Alert that was issued.<\/p>\n<p>Police say surveillance video shows the 2-year-old walking to the creek.<\/p>\n<p>For an <a href=\"https:\/\/amberalert.ojp.gov\/about\/guidelines-for-issuing-alerts\">Amber Alert to be issued<\/a>, investigators must have a reasonable belief an abduction has happened and the child is 17 or younger and faces imminent danger of serious injury or death.<\/p>\n<p>There must be enough information about the child and alleged abductor to assist in the recovery of the victim.<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio cops have said their investigation remains ongoing and local residents have been left baffled by the disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first thing I thought, like everybody else, how did she get out there?\u201d David Alcantar, a neighbor, <a href=\"https:\/\/news4sanantonio.com\/news\/local\/questions-remain-after-missing-two-year-old-aryana-trevino-found-dead\">told WOAI.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow\u2019s a two-year-old get out that way?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A vigil will be held for Martinez at 8 p.m. Tuesday. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" 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