An 8-year-old girl is dead and a 4-year-old boy is missing after falling into the Kings River while on a family outing. KSEE’s Rhett Rodriguez reports.
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High Parental Negligence. I’d have mine on a leash to keep them in sight. Cruel. Maybe. But they’re Alive & SAFE. I rest my case.
Person are not being Careful these days, it’s hard to hear two small children just wash away to their death 🙆♂️ hope after investigating some one will be charged!
Please people stop taking your children around water even if they can swim, look at the speed of that water they never had a chance. what’s so hard to put them vest to at least keep their heads above water? People take for granted there are other people around to watch their kids and this is the result. All those rescuers I’m sure have children, you put them at risk to have to give their all and their own lives to save your children while they themselves can end up leaving their own children behind if something bad happens to them as well!
As a parent of a 8 year old and a 4 year old, this is devastating 😢
Yeah it’s definitely hard to hear stories about children the same age as our own 🙁
Be a good parent and this wont happen.
As somebody who has never let his eye off of his niece I can tell you right away that this was intentional, if my niece or nephew ever fell in a river I would go and die with them.
4 years old ?
Where were the parents ?
Busy “making” another kid!
😬🤥🙄
@Tttyuh Bbb lets be realistic. They were drunk just like the majority of neglectful parents in america.
Falling OR was PUSHED… that is the real question
rip to both
Dos tres quatro sinko
They probably told the 8 year old to watch the 4 year old so they can enjoy their alone times!
Too many American children are in peril, neglected, left to fend for themselves. Nail the parents for stupidity.
usually it’s poor people that allow their kids into that nasty water
Maybe if you threw it off a 40ft cliff it wouldn’t have survived either.
A drunk Mexican gathering.
I would of jumped in there with them
Wow RIP😢…the water looks very strong….commonsense was not applied at all😢
It’s the white ppl 😂
U already know 🤷🏽♂️
I don’t let my cat outside unsupervised….why would I let my human child in that deep water
Man, people are stupid. How can you look at that and think it’s safe? HOW? I wouldn’t even fish at that point.
How irresponsible on the parents behalf. Why weren’t these children wearing life jackets.
MURDER
Agreed kids should be no where near that water !
That’s a waste of resources, obviously he is not alive!
probable american terrorism
I dont think you can charge them unless there is a warning sign of fast flowing waters. One would think if it isnot safe you would close the area down and not let anyone near the water!
Neglect on the city’s part if you ask me!
Why tf would you let your children get close to rough waters, knowing california is a big sandy unstable ground.
If you can’t watch your kids, you either need to have someone else do it or not have them. Whatever happened to those child leash things people used to have where the kid has a harness on and a leash attached so they can’t wander off or get snatched? People used to make fun of them but if you’re out and about and busy, maybe they’re a good idea.
In the 90s my mom had that for my little brother because he would run like a crazy animal. He would get lost at the mall or any theme park. I think those are frown upon these days. He is still alive and early 30s. People say those are for dogs and not children.
stupid parents
It’s preventable and it’s just wasting time saving people out of the water when they shouldn’t have been in it the first place 🤷🏻♀️ but I guess people are too smart for the gusting water.
Glad the sheriff said it like it is. The boy was found dead too. RIP. 🙏🏽💛💛
If you think parents have ultimate control over what their kids do then you dont know much about kids. You can be standing right beside them and they could still get themselves hurt. Have some sympathy for the parents, they have to live with this new reality for the rest of their lives.
An accident?
Neglect is never an accident.
So many warnings and signs but folks still know better.
Good man in a horribe situation. Good job
😢
the situation could have prevented if there are adults supervising the kids now it’s too late!
Parent are never watching they kids come on man these are kids people keep your kids safe
Very tragic. Prayer going out to the family.
I live near ! 🙁 this river was completely bone dry until now …the deaths are going to start up again sadly… I’ve never seen it this rapid .. so sad 😢
😅
California is a cesspool poor children livin in that 3rd world country
WHERE WERE THE PARENTS
Rip
I’m surprised California has a river river.
Praying for these children. God bless ♥️🙏
🙏🏽
Well it is California, have the parents tried suing the river?
the parents are NOT responsible. Are you allowed to tie up your children? in illinois, you’re not even allowed to correct your children. I can’t blame parents on this one… the government took away parent rights…. so… blame the badge..
😢😢😢😢😢
Omg ! So sad 😞🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 yes parents need to keep closer eyes on their children ! This is not okay I!
wth
Where were the parents?
It’s a good thing he said what we were all thinking. The parents should not have had those kids out there today. Look like an intentional accident. Careless negligence. Like the parents that leave their kids in the car. Ain’t no opposite daisy.
Based on this clip we don’t know enough about the situation to start judging the parents. They could have got lost & fell in or fell in right near the parent & were immediately swept under & away. Either way it’s pretty mentally deranged of all these numerous deranged commentators that apparently think they are virtuous by shaming a family that lost two children suddenly, I’m sure they will always feel extreme pain & trauma from this & no amount of hatred from keyboard warriors ( majority of whom probably don’t even have kids) will change the situation.
If i seen that current of water when my family arrived. I would not even let my child get out of the car and just look somewhere else better
@jenjenny I feel exactly the same as you. However my main point is I don’t see how it dose any good to go after the parents that obviously are already suffering, it’s not educating them, do these people really think they are helping the situation? Obviously it’s too late to make a better decision & they have to live with the guilt of this forever. I doubt any of these people would speak their judgmental options in person to the grieving family so why do it here?
Drowned in river? I thought there was a drought. Make up your mind CNN!
I gotta wonder if this is not an innocent tragedy.
Happy Father’s Day pop
Rest in Peace child 🙏🙏🙏 and God Bless other child ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
I’m glad he was firm with these people who endanger their children. Why would you even go by there with the water rushing the way it is and especially with little children and not watching them properly. Their deaths were senseless.
Why anyone would take a child to a river like this and the children unable to swim is an outrage!!! How ignorant!! Even if they could swim, there would be no chance for them!!
I made my children wear bubbles even if we were walking near the water in case of an accident!!
People need to know that the YMCA has a sliding scale for people with little money for swimming lessons!
It could have saved these children!! How utterly irresponsible!!
REST IN PEACE…I WAS A DROWNING VICTIM AT RUSSIAN RIVER…THEY JUST STOOD THERE LOOKING🤫
The family are idiots!!!!! They need to be held accountable for this. It should not have happened!!! Those poor little babies they died in fear. Can you imagine how scared they were before they died.
Kings river is NO joke… there is no excuse for this it is literally closed….. not to mention there is SO much information posted about swift water flow.
The lack of common sense of some of the parents is criminal…
Crazy to see this type of news on mainstream media. They ran out of content for sure. And Next on the news , a dog that grows hair on the armpits
Parents: play, stupid games, win, stupid prizes
I am a grandparent and not even I will let any of my grand children near a raging river.
Not even an adult would survive even if your and advance swimmer ridiculous parents will be charged
This is why I stick to my backyard .
That’s why I avoid rivers
Exactly!! Tired of nonsense!!!
Parents are pretty relaxed these days. The vigilance gene seems to be missing.
im sorry but how do you not watch your kids? or understand that the river is absolutly dangerous this time of year?? please for the sake of childeren be more aware!
to test how fast a river is u just chuck a smol pebble and watch the ripple. sometimes rivers arent as crazy like this but some rivers you litterally cant tell how fast the water is moving. no one should have allowed the kids next to this rapid turrent of a river. honestly child endagerment. no child should have to indure that. so horrid to think about.
parents learned their lesson the hard way. idiots.
The 4 year old is dead. DEAL WITH IT.
100% parents fault. A very hard lesson. What stupidity to be next to a rushing stream with kids. Of course they will fall in, it is guaranteed. Children are attracted to water in play. That is why every swimming pool must have a gate they cannot climb over. Glad the police are getting serious about it. These kids lost their lives because parents did not care enough.
I would never take my kids near river
Why they get in the water in first place
Ok 👌 me 😊 Pop
hopefully the missing child is doing well
His poor little body went further because of how small he is. Unfortunately this also happens last year in Blythe Ca the girls body showed up week later floating way down further from the spot it happened
That’s why I’m an extra helicopter mom when it comes to my children around any body of water! When are people going to learn. What was supposed to be a fun day turned into tragedy.😞
Did they freaking pushed the kids on the river ? How do you let the kids in the river when it looks like that , my kids wouldn’t even come close to the edge
People take chances with kids. It takes a fraction of a second to drown. Its so sad.
So… two kids dead.
Maybe the parents didn’t really like them, otherwise they would have taken better care of them.
😢🙏🙏🙏plz find him
Horrible parents why just why … RIP little ones now your little angels
There was a small creek many many people were at. As soon as I saw the water I said no not my children. Rip children. What is wrong with parents.
Pointing fingers never seems plausible when it can happen to anyone like here or the Harlem ny river. unfortunately too many will say it’s just an accident for one while belligerent and dumb for the other. All of it brings questions and shame, honestly
Thanks for the sheriff saying “Use common sense!”
very sad my condolences to the family but the water currents are very dangerous right know and A life jacket would of helped, My prayers to the family🙏
Two children lost to this tragedy. So sad. Keep your kids in safe, calm, shallow water ONLY.
he prob became a fish
Hold them accountable.
I’m glad that there was honesty in this video, the message is so very important. People need to know. It was endangerment, but also an accident. Some people really don’t understand just how powerful water can be. With how removed so many people are from nature.. I can’t imagine the horror that these children faced along with their parents and family members.
Wow now they want to make laws
It’s sad every year we hear about people dying cause of the river, I mean I look at the kern river and you can tell you shouldn’t even be near it or swim it’s so fast going