Authorities are investigating the deaths of three children who were found unresponsive along a New York City shoreline -- after a family member reported concerns about their safety.
The children – a 7-year-old boy, 4-year-old girl and 3-and-a-half-month-old girl – were found in Brooklyn’s Coney Island around 4:42 a.m., according to NYPD Chief of Department Kenneth Corey All three children were pronounced dead after first responders conducted life-saving measures, including CPR, Corey added. “We don’t know exactly what happened here,” Corey said during a news conference Monday, stressing that information was preliminary.
When police arrived at the apartment, a man who identified himself as the father of one of the three children and said he was also concerned, Corey added. The man told police he believed the woman and three children were at a boardwalk on Coney Island. Search ensues For about 90 minutes, police officers canvassed beaches, streets and a local hospital. Then another 911 call came in directing officers to a specific location – Brighton 6th Street and Riegelmann Boardwalk in nearby Brighton Beach.