San Antonio teen’s body recovered at Port Aransas beach, father died trying to save him The body of 19-year-old Nicholas Austin Mireles was recovered Friday. Police say his father attempted to rescue his son in the water, but later died at a hospital. Author: Sharon Ko Updated: 10:37 PM CDT July 2, 2021 SAN ANTONIO — The body of 19-year-old Nicholas Austin Mireles was recovered Friday, after police say his father attempted to rescue his teenage son before later dying at a nearby hospital. Our sister station KIII-TV reported Nicholas's body was found between beach marker nine and 10 around 2:30 a.m. on Friday. It was shortly before noon on Wednesday that rescue crews responded to Port Aransas beach for a call of two swimmers in distress near mile marker nine.