Woman drowns, search for two missing children ends in recovery of two bodies
The bodies of a woman and two children have been recovered from the Georges River following a horrific drowning on Saturday morning.
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The bodies of a woman and two children have been recovered from the Georges River following a horrific drowning on Saturday morning.
Emergency services were called to a boat ramp in Shearer Park, off Hollywood Dr, Lansvale, shortly before 10.15am after a woman and two children were seen in the water in distress.
Members of the public attempted to assist the group before emergency services arrives.
Shortly afterwards a woman, 32, was pulled from the water however she was unable to be revived.
For several hours, crews from NSW Police, Marine Area Command, PolAir and SES searched for two young boys who were believed to have been in the water with the woman.
About 2pm, the bodies of a five-year-old girl and seven-year-old boy were pulled from the water just metres from where the woman was found.
The group have not been formally identified.
A local woman who was at a nearby park with her children said she was “devastated” by the incident.
“This is just tragic, I’m devastated,” she said.
“This is a family area, you don’t expect this to happen.”
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
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