LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The search is on for a man and a 4-year-old boy who went missing Sunday after going swimming at Lake Corpus Christi.

According to State Park Police, around 3 p.m. Sunday, several people were swimming at Catfish Cove on Corpus Christi Lake when five people started fighting.

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Some good Samaritans pulled out three swimmers. Those swimmers were taken to the hospital to be checked out.

The 29-year-old man and 4-year-old boy never resurfaced. According to Ben Baker of Texas Parks and Wildlife, both swimmers are believed to be from the Mathis or Sandia area.

Texas Parks and Wildlife rangers, the San Patricio County Sheriff’s Department, the San Patricio County Sheriff’s Office, the Sandia Fire Department and the State Park Police are searching for the two.

Meanwhile, Catfish Cove is closed at this time.

“It’s a search and recovery right now. It’s very windy and the agencies are doing everything they can,” Baker said.