LAKE HUGHES, Calif. (AP) — Two small children were pronounced dead Monday after being found in a pond in semirural northern Los Angeles County, authorities said.
The victims were a 4-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement, explaining that the apparent drownings happened in the 43100 block of Lake Hughes Road in the community of Lake Hughes, about 45 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.
Deputies called to a home on a 12-acre property at 7 p.m. Monday learned that the children's mother had noticed they were missing around 5:30 p.m. and began a search, asking a neighbor to help, according to LASD.
The children were unresponsive when the mother found them and pulled them from the pond, and when deputies arrived they began resuscitation efforts and called paramedics.
Both children were ultimately flown to a hospital where they were pronounced dead.
"Everything indicates at this point that it was a tragic accidental drowning," Lt. Charles Calderaro said in an interview with KTLA. "There were no obvious signs of trauma."
Calderaro said the pond is close to the residence and is about 20 feet to 30 feet in diameter and 2 feet to 3 feet deep.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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