Three children were found dead in the surf off Brooklyn's famed Coney Island boardwalk today. Police believe they may have been drowned by their mother.
By Dakin Andone and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN Three children found unresponsive early Monday on the Coney Island shoreline in Brooklyn are dead, and a woman believed to be their mother is now being questioned, New York Police Department officials said.
Police responded to a call at Brighton Boardwalk in Coney Island, New York, after a relative called, concerned that a woman may have drowned her three children.
The children were found unconscious on Coney Island Beach after an emergency call early Monday morning. Their mother was discovered nearby, barefoot and “soaking wet,” the police said.
Three young children were found unconscious on the shoreline in Brooklyn and taken to a hospital in critical condition, while a woman believed to be their mother, who was discovered shoeless on the boardwalk about 2 miles away, has been taken into custody, authorities said Monday.
By Liam Reilly and Dakin Andone, CNN Three children found unresponsive early Monday on the New York City shoreline near Brighton Beach in Brooklyn are dead, two city police department spokespeople said, after they were taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
(CNN) — Three children found unresponsive early Monday on the Coney Island shoreline in Brooklyn are dead, and a woman believed to be their mother is now being questioned, New York Police Department officials said.
The children, who ranged in age from 3 months to 7 years old, were found three hours after police received 911 calls from relatives who said they were concerned the mother might cause the kids harm.
By Aya Elamroussi and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN Authorities are investigating the deaths of three children who were found unresponsive along a New York City shoreline early Monday after a family member reported concerns about their safety.
NEW YORK — Three children were found dead on the beach near Brooklyn’s famed Coney Island boardwalk early Monday and police believe they may have been drowned by their mother. The bodies of the children, identified by police as Zachary Merdy, 7; Lilana Merdy, 4, and 3-month-old Oliver Bondarev, were
(CNN) — Authorities are investigating the deaths of three children who were found unresponsive along a New York City shoreline early Monday after a family member reported concerns about their safety. The children — a 7-year-old boy, a 4-year-old girl and a 3-and-a-half-month-old girl — were found in…
Authorities have released the names of the three young children who died after being found unconscious on a beach in Brooklyn a day ago, while their mother, whom relatives had said may have hurt them, remains hospitalized.