Young brothers die after trying desperately to help each other in icy pond during winter storm: report

Three young brothers died during a wintertime tempest successful Texas aft falling into an icy pond erstwhile 1 of the children got into occupation and the others tried to help, according to authorities and household accounts.

The victims, each simple schoolhouse students, got into trouble successful a frozen pond successful Bonham, a metropolis astir 60 miles northeast of Dallas, triggering a hopeless effort by their parent and a neighbour to prevention them, FOX 4 reported. 

Relatives told FOX 4 that the victims were brothers ages 6, 8 and 9.

The calamity unfolded erstwhile the youngest child, Howard, went underwater archetypal and his older brothers went successful aft him to help, the boys’ mother, Cheyenne Hangaman, told FOX 4.

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Kaleb, left, Howard and EJ are shown successful family-provided photos. The 3 brothers died successful Fannin County, Texas. (Courtesy of household / FOX 4)

"I started moving toward the pond and I jumped in. I tried to prevention them portion besides trying to support myself alive," Hangaman said. "As soon arsenic I jumped in, I locked up. I couldn’t bash anything."

Hangaman said a section precocious schoolhouse shot manager besides tried to assistance the boys retired of the freezing water. 

The boys' parent yet had to beryllium pulled retired by a neighbor.

"It was 1 of maine and 3 of them, and they each needed maine astatine 1 time. I conscionable couldn’t... I couldn’t prevention them," she said.

The 8-year-old lad and a 9-year-old lad were pulled from the h2o by a neighbour and archetypal responders, the outlet reported. They were rushed to the infirmary but did not survive.

Their 6-year-old member ne'er resurfaced. His assemblage was recovered aft an extended hunt of the pond.

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Drivers navigate icy roadworthy conditions connected a large roadway, Monday, successful Carrollton, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

As she mourned the nonaccomplishment of her 3 sons, Hangaman shared memories of their chiseled personalities and the moments that defined them.

"My oldest one, EJ — helium didn’t attraction astir thing but shot and getting his haircut. He wanted to play sports," she said. "Kaleb’s property was retired of this world; helium was the sweetest lad I ever met. And Howard — helium was conscionable goofy. He would liven the party. He was the archetypal 1 who went successful and the different boys tried to prevention him. That’s however they ended up successful there."

Bonham Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Lance Hamlin sent a missive to parents expressing grief implicit what helium described arsenic an "unimaginable loss."

"It is with profound sadness and dense hearts that we pass our assemblage of the tragic passing of 3 simple students. We are devastated by this unimaginable loss, and our thoughts are with the family, friends, and each who knew and loved these children," Hamlin wrote, per FOX 4, adding that the territory was moving to supply ongoing enactment for the family, students and staff.

The calamity marked the 2nd fatal incidental involving North Texas students during the wintertime storm.

On Sunday, Elizabeth Angle, a 16-year-old Frisco pupil astatine Wakeland High School, was killed successful a sledding accident, authorities said.

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Snow-covered streets and buildings are seen during Monday's wintertime tempest successful Dallas. (Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Angle, a sophomore and shot player, and different teenage miss were being pulled connected a sled by a 16-year-old lad driving a Jeep erstwhile the sled deed a curb and crashed into a tree, constabulary said. Angle died astatine the scene.

The 2nd miss remained connected beingness support.

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Police said the probe remains active. The section warned citizens that snowfall and crystal tin make highly slippery surfaces and pb to superior oregon adjacent deadly accidents.

A wintertime tempest brought dense snowfall and crippling crystal to ample swaths of the nation, including Texas, implicit the weekend. Most areas successful North Texas were covered successful ice, sleet and snow, creating hazardous conditions.

Fox News' Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.