A 4-year-old girl and her 2-year-old brother died after falling into rapid waters at Thurman Flats Picnic Area in Mentone, California, on Monday, May 6, the Yucaipa Police Department said in a news release.
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A subsequent search for the two missing children was carried out shortly after 4:00 p.m. by Yucaipa Police, along with Sheriff’s Air Rescue, Mentone Station County Fire personnel, U.S. Forest Service Rescue Crew and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Search. to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Speaking about the dangers of rapid waters in the area, San Bernardino County Fire public information officer, Eric Sherwin, told NBC News, “We’re starting to enter into our warmer days, which attracts people out to our creeks, rivers and waterfalls. But this also coincides with the Spring melt when our water flow is typically at one of the higher rates that we see.”
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