Body of Missing Girl Found on Shore of Lake : Accident: Nine days after family’s rented boat capsized in San Bernardino County, worker discovers Marisol Quezada, 4.

A state park worker on Tuesday found the body of a missing 4-year-old La Habra girl on the shore of Silverwood Lake, about half a mile from the spot her family’s rented boat capsized nine days ago.

A maintenance worker spotted Marisol Quezada’s body at 5:22 a.m. during a search, and park officials notified her family immediately, said Larry Cermak, the park superintendent.

Jesus Quezada said he and his wife, Martha, were saddened by the news, but a small bit relieved that searchers had recovered their daughter’s body.

“Thank God they found her,” said Jesus Quezada, 32. “It would have been worse if they never did. It is not comfort, but it provides some relief.”

The father said last week that he lost his grip on Marisol as he tried to help his wife in the July 2 boating accident. The Quezadas and six children, ranging in age from 4 to 10, were on the boat when it capsized in choppy water at the lake in San Bernardino County. Marisol was not wearing a life preserver but was hanging on to a seat cushion.

Cermak said he believes the girl was quickly carried away by a shallow current--out of the reach of the family and divers who searched the site of the accident for several days.

The family is now waiting for the release of the body from the San Bernardino County coroner’s office so they can “give her a proper Christian burial,” said Oscar H. Gutierrez, the family’s attorney.

“The last week and a half have been a traumatic nightmare,” Gutierrez said.

He said family members were upset with how long it took park rangers, the boat rental operator and a volunteer group to launch a full-scale rescue effort after the accident.

“One witness said it took so long he tried to help pull people out of water,” Gutierrez said. “Seconds count in these things, let alone minutes.”

But park supervisor Cermak said Tuesday there was no delay. “A lifeguard was on the scene two minutes after the accident,” Cermak said. “And a ranger was there in four minutes. It was because of that response that we were able to save as many lives as we could.”