FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth Police Department officer entered the water near Dream Park on Friday and brought a missing child safely to shore after officers found the child partially submerged along the Trinity River, according to the department.
Fort Worth police said officers responded around 12:05 p.m. June 12, 2026, to a report of a missing child near Dream Park. As officers searched the area, one officer noticed something yellow sticking up from the weeds near the water, according to the department’s public post.
When officers moved closer, police said they discovered the child partially submerged along the shoreline. The department said the child appeared disoriented and began moving farther into the water, at times going under the surface.
Without hesitation, one officer entered the water and safely brought the child to shore before the situation could become even more dangerous, Fort Worth police said.
The child was evaluated by the Fort Worth Fire Department as a precaution and was safe, according to police. CBS News/Yahoo reported that officers searching near Dream Park found the missing boy standing in the Trinity River, holding onto a floating object and drifting farther from shore before the officer pulled him to safety.
“This is a reminder that sometimes the difference between tragedy and relief is measured in seconds,” Fort Worth police wrote in the department’s public post.
A Fast Search Became a Water Rescue
The rescue had clear community stakes: a missing-child call, a riverbank search, and an officer close enough to act before the child drifted farther out or went under again. ThinBlueNews is not naming the child and is limiting private details because the department’s public update focused on the rescue and the child’s safety.
The Fort Worth Police Department listed the incident as report #260043880.
Sources reviewed
- Fort Worth Police Department public X post/video, June 12, 2026
- Fort Worth Police Department public Facebook post
- CBS News/Yahoo video summary: Fort Worth officer rescues missing boy from Trinity River
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram/AOL brief: Fort Worth police officer rescues child from water
Editorial note: This article uses public agency sourcing and local/national summaries, avoids naming the child, and uses a real Fort Worth Police Department video still rather than AI-generated rescue imagery.