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Authorities identify 5-year-old Jourdanton ISD student as boy who drowned at Port Aransas beach

Authorities identify 5-year-old Jourdanton ISD student as boy who drowned at Port Aransas beach
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UPDATE (7/28/2026): Authorities have identified a 5-year-old boy who drowned at a Port Aransas beach last week. Port Aransas Police Chief James D. Stokes identified the child Tuesday to KSAT as Benny Arredondo. A Jourdanton Independent School District spokesperson, who identified Arredondo as on...

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