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About 30 minutes after his escape, Castillo was found in a dry riverbed and taken into custody, according to Hoy.
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Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
After a roughly 30‑minute search, deputies found him in a dry riverbed and took him back into custody.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The dams are constructed of pilings driven into the riverbed with rock piled on either side.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Circle the City has five street medicine teams who provide care to unsheltered individuals in riverbeds, canals, alleys, and other community spaces.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
After a roughly 30‑minute search, deputies found him in a dry riverbed and took him back into custody.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The dams are constructed of pilings driven into the riverbed with rock piled on either side.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Circle the City has five street medicine teams who provide care to unsheltered individuals in riverbeds, canals, alleys, and other community spaces.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverbed. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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riverbed
noun
riv·er·bed
-ˌbed 
: the channel occupied or once occupied by a river
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