Texas mother dives into icy pond, unable to save three sons
TL;DR
Three brothers, ages 6, 8 and 9, died after falling into a private pond near Bonham, Texas, during a severe winter storm; their mother jumped in to save them but could not, and first responders with a neighbor recovered the two older boys and later the youngest, as ice covered the pond and classes remained canceled due to the weather.
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