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Fort Worth family starts GoFundMe after 1-year-old’s body is found in Trinity River

A Fort Worth family is asking for financial assistance to bury 1-year-old Jonas Allen, whose body was found in the Trinity River on Sunday, the morning after his mother’s car crashed into the water.

On Saturday, March 22, the woman was rescued from the river by first responders soon after the crash occurred along Beach Street about 5:45 p.m., and she was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Police said a 911 caller reported there was a baby in the car with the woman.

After the mother was rescued, a Fort Worth Fire Department dive team continued searching the river for the infant, but no one else had been found when the car was pulled out of the water and the search was called off late Saturday night, police said.

A dive team found Jonas Allen’s body in the Trinity River around 11:50 a.m. Sunday.

Jasmine Robinson, the organizer of the GoFundMe and Jonas’ aunt, said her nephew would have turned 2 in May. “Instead of planning a 2nd birthday I am here asking for assistance to help lay my brilliant nephew to rest,” she wrote.

Jonas Allen, 1, died when his mother’s car crashed into the Trinity River in Fort Worth on Saturday night, March 22, according to his family.
Jonas Allen, 1, died when his mother’s car crashed into the Trinity River in Fort Worth on Saturday night, March 22, according to his family. Family photo via GoFundMe

On Monday afternoon, the family gathered by the Trinity River and released blue balloons in the sky in Jonas’ memory, according to a social media post.

“I know Jonas was loved and gave us something/someone to love,” Robinson said on the GoFundMe page.

Jonas Allen, 1, died when his mother’s car crashed into the Trinity River in Fort Worth on Saturday night, March 22, according to his family.
Jonas Allen, 1, died when his mother’s car crashed into the Trinity River in Fort Worth on Saturday night, March 22, according to his family. Family photo via GoFundMe

Robinson told KTVT Channel 11 that her sister is in a medically induced coma and “fighting for her life right now.”

The family is asking for financial assistance to cover funeral expenses for Jonas.

The Trinity River near Beach Street in Fort Worth on Monday, March 24. This was the section of the river where the body of Jonas Allen was found after a car crashed into the river on Saturday, March 22.
The Trinity River near Beach Street in Fort Worth on Monday, March 24. This was the section of the river where the body of Jonas Allen was found after a car crashed into the river on Saturday, March 22. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com

This story was originally published March 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM.

Shambhavi Rimal
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Shambhavi covers crime, law enforcement and other breaking news in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. She graduated from the University of North Texas and previously covered a variety of general assignment topics in West Texas. She grew up in Nepal.
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