As Ms. Hawkins told it, she and the toddlers had been at nearby Flat Rock Lake when one of the girls, then the other, collapsed. Sheriff Hierholzer said the charges could be upgraded after the case is presented to a grand jury. Temperatures rose into the 90s on Wednesday morning, Sheriff Hierholzer told Fox 29 in San Antonio. After finding the children on Wednesday, Ms. Hawkins tried to bathe them, Sheriff Hierholzer said in his statement. They were taken off ventilators and died around 5 p.m. Thursday, Sheriff Hierholzer told Fox 29.

Source: New York Times June 11, 2017 03:56 UTC