2 children found

[Gen]

I wonder if the mother is jamaican because a relative who was quoted in other reports was described as jamaican




Bodies of missing SI brothers found just 20 yards apart after being swept away



Two brothers, 2 and 4, were separated from their mom on Monday night as she was trying to lead them to safety, away from flooding waters, brought by Hurricane Sandy.
Police commissioner Ray Kelly confirmed today that their remains were found.
“Terrible, absolutely terrible,” Kelly said of the two little kids found today. “It just compounds all the tragic aspects of this horrific event.”

The mom’s car was hit by a wave and got stuck, when she became separated from her kids, police said.
“The car apparently was hit by a wave. Ii stopped, it couldn’t run,” Kelly said.
“She went to get the boys out of the car. Another wave. The water started coming up. She put the two boys on the roof of the car to avoid the water and then another large wave came and apparently washed it away. Of course the mother was totally, completely distraught. She started looking for them herself, asking people to help her look.”
Cops found the boys about 30 yards off the corner of McLaughlin Street and Father Capodanno Boulevard, law enforcement sources said.
The boys were about 20 yards apart from each other, under water, buried by trees and debris, law enforcement sources said.
Since the storm cleared Tuesday morning, cops and other searchers -- armed with shovels, sticks and pitchforks -- have been scouring those marshlands off Father Capodanno.
Then suddenly at 10:15 a.m.today, searchers dropped everything and rushed to a spot where cops in wet suits discovered 2-year-old Brandon.
His 4-year-old brother Connor was found a short time later.

[Peasie]

Tragic.

[kia027]

very sad. I guess she was out trying to get to safety and lost her kids

[Tropicana]

It gets worse:

The mom of two Staten Island boys begged neighbors for help after her boys were swept away by Hurricane Sandy — only to have the door slammed in her face. Read on for the tragic details. After searching for Brandon Moore, 2, and his brother Corey Moore, 4, police found the bodies of the two boys just yards from where they went missing. Their mother Glenda Moore, 39, spent 12 hours screaming for help after they were ripped from her arms during the hurricane — and no one would help. Just before 6 p.m. on Oct. 29, Glenda’s car got stuck in the road right as the hurricane was hitting Staten Island. The floodwaters overpowered her vehicle, and even though Glenda tried to hold on to her boys, they got sucked away by the rushing water. When they disappeared, the frantic mom kicked on a neighbor’s door for help — but was turned away. “I can’t believe the way she was treated by the people she went to for help,” Glenda’s cousin Nancy Jean told NBC. “The first person she knocked on, she begged them and said, ‘please call 911. They told her: ‘I don’t know you,’ and closed the door. She tried another door but they turned the lights off,” she said. ”I can’t imagine what she was thinking then. She sat down for 12 hours and was just screaming. She was out of it. When it got to morning she went and found a police car and told him what happened.” After the storm cleared and police could search for the bodies, they found the brothers just 30 yards from where they went missing, buried under water and covered in trees in debris. “Terrible, absolutely terrible,” police commissioner Ray Kelly said. “It just compounds all the tragic aspects of this horrific event.” Such a tragedy. Our thoughts are with Glenda and her family during this difficult time.


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[j-kid]

DAT is very sad! It is an experienced judgement call, but sometimes di safest place is tuh remain within the vehicle with di windows and doors closed. I am sure shi felt like shi was in ah horror movie, still is.