Siblings, two and four, swept to death by river at California beauty spot
A four-year-girl and her two-year-old brother were swept to their deaths by a river at a mountainside California beauty spot, police said Tuesday.
A four-year-girl and her two-year-old brother were swept to their deaths by a river at a mountainside California beauty spot, police said Tuesday.
Their bodies were found near a tributary of the Santa Ana River Tuesday afternoon after their mother had frantically searched for them.
Neither the children nor the mother have so far been identified.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and Yucaipa Police Department said in a joint statement that the family went to spend the afternoon at the Thurman Flats Picnic Area, to the east of San Bernardino.
The tranquil spot in the San Bernardino National Forest is just off Highway 38, near Mentone, and is popular for birdwatching. The Mill Creek mountain stream runs nearby.
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