COLUMBIA, Miss. — Marion County Sheriff's officials are releasing few details about a weekend drowning incident that left two adults and a young child dead.
The Hattiesburg American reports County
Sheriff Berkley Hall says authorities received a 911 call Sunday after a woman noticed two unattended children on the
Hall says the bodies of the three victims were found in the water.
He declined to release any more details about the incident.
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