CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – A brother and sister were pulled from a canal Wednesday afternoon in Coral Springs, fire rescue officials said.
Authorities were called to the 8500 block of Northwest 40th Street shortly before 1 p.m.
According to police, the children's mother bathed the siblings before taking a shower herself. When she got out of the shower, her children were gone and the front door of their home was open.
Police said the mother went outside to look for the children and saw her 2-year-old daughter partially submerged in a canal. Her 3-year-old son was nowhere to be found.
"I just see her drop to the floor saying, 'My baby, my baby,' so I ran," witness Seleena Aranguin said.
Authorities said the boy, who neighbors said was named Michael Combronne, was pulled from the canal by Coral Springs Fire Rescue.
"The cops show up and five of them pulled up, went in and brought the little boy from the bottom," witness Cam Jones said.
Both of the children were taken to Broward Health Coral Springs, where the boy was pronounced dead. The girl was also taken to the hospital to be checked out but is doing fine.
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