{"id":359160,"date":"2026-07-02T22:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T22:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/359160\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T22:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T22:05:10","slug":"san-antonio-mother-seeks-answers-after-13-year-old-son-drowns-at-boerne-city-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/359160\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio mother seeks answers after 13-year-old son drowns at Boerne City Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOERNE, Texas \u2013 A San Antonio mother is demanding answers after her 13-year-old son drowned Sunday at Boerne City Lake<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mia Robinson said her son, Jaylen, told her he was going for a swim, but he never mentioned he was leaving the city and going to a lake.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe gave me a hug, and he said… \u2018Bye mom, I love you. I\u2019m going swimming,\u2019\u201d Mia Robinson said. \u201cAnd that was just the last time I heard from him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jaylen went to the lake with their neighbors.<\/p>\n

Robinson was candid about her son\u2019s ability to swim.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe doesn\u2019t even really know how to swim,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t, really. He\u2019s scared of water, really.\u201d<\/p>\n

If she had known the group was heading to the lake, Robinson said she would have put a stop to it. <\/p>\n

What happened at the lake<\/p>\n

According to Boerne fire officials, Jaylen\u2019s body was recovered 20 feet from shore in water roughly 12 to 15 feet deep Monday morning. <\/p>\n

A neighbor, who spoke off camera to KSAT, said they took Jaylen to the lake. <\/p>\n

The neighbor\u2019s 11-year-old son was skipping rocks with Jaylen near a drop-off when Jaylen ended up in deep water and began to struggle. <\/p>\n

The 11-year-old jumped in to help, and both boys began to drown, the neighbor said.<\/p>\n

The father of the 11-year-old said he ran toward the boys, who screamed for help. <\/p>\n

When the father reached them, he threw his son closer to shore. When the father turned around, Jaylen was nowhere in sight.<\/p>\n

\u2018Nobody tried to help\u2019<\/p>\n

Robinson said she is heartbroken not only by the loss of her son, but by the idea that bystanders may have done nothing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to know why everybody just watched and nobody tried to help,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cBecause my child: he always wanted to help everybody else. He always would put his self in jeopardy and try to protect everybody else. But nobody (was) there to help my son.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robinson also raised concerns about safety conditions at the lake.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like if you don\u2019t have the safety equipment at lakes, I don\u2019t feel like people should be swimming there,\u201d Robinson said.<\/p>\n

Franco Guerrero, the organizer of Guardian Search and Rescue, jumped in to assist in the search for Jaylen Sunday night and Monday morning. <\/p>\n

Guerrero encourages people to always put safety first. <\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of thinking about what you\u2019re going to be wearing \u2014 what you are going to be eating and drinking \u2014 think about life vests,\u201d Guerrero said.<\/p>\n

Boerne officials said they are conducting internal reviews and working closely with Texas Parks and Wildlife to review lake operations and safety plans. <\/p>\n

City officials said life jackets are highly encouraged for anyone entering the water, regardless of age and experience swimming. <\/p>\n

Read also:<\/p>\n

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