McLean noted that the weather was very nice on Saturday, and he observed many people in the park for recreational purposes, so there were numerous witnesses at the scene.
While on the way there, the department requested assistance from the Plymouth County Technical Rescue Team, which is made up of about 70 firefighters from the 27 cities and towns in the county.
The Plymouth County TRT had confirmed its dive team was requested for assistance with the rescue operation.
When fire officials arrived on scene, Brockton police officers were already entering the water, McLean said. Witnesses on scene told officials they had last seen the kids, ages 11 and 13, around 5 to 10 minutes prior, and they had gone under the water.
Two children were pulled from the water Saturday night at a municipal park in Brockton, Massachusetts, after they were reported missing earlier in the evening, officials said. Brockton Fire Capt. Steve McLean shared the devastating news at a press conference around 10:15 p.m. where he was joined by Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan, and Darren Duarte, the spokesperson for the Brockton.
Two boys dead after being pulled from Brockton lake, authorities say Share Updated: 1:44 AM EDT May 16, 2021
Two boys dead after being pulled from Brockton lake, authorities say Share Updated: 1:44 AM EDT May 16, 2021
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Show Transcript IN BROCKTON. THOSE TWO CHILDREN WERE SWIMMING WHEN THEY WENT UNDERWATER, AND WERE NOT FOUND UNTIL HOURS LATER. THIS DRONE VIDEO ABOVE THE SCENE IN BROCKTON. THE 11-YEAR-OLD AND 13-YEAR-OLD WAS MISSING AROUND 7:30 THIS EVENING. OFFICIALS SAY THEY MAY HAVE BEEN COUSINS. FIRST RESPONDERS AND DIVERS WENT INTO THE LAKE TO SAVE HIM. THE 11-YEAR-OLD WAS FOUND ONE HOUR LATER, AND 13-YEAR-OLD FOUND TWO HOURS LATER. FAMILY MEMBERS WERE ON SCENE, AS WERE OFFICIALS. EVERYONE WAS VERY EMOTIONAL. JUST A VERY SAD EVENING AND TRAGIC. THEY WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO TRY TO TURN A BAD SITUATION INTO A POSITIVE OUTCOME. UNFORTUNATELY, IN OUR BUSINESS, SOMETIMES THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. BOTH CHILDREN WERE TAKEN TO
Cousins who drowned at Brockton park identified as 13-year-old Rafael Andrande and 12-year-old Tiago Depina
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The cousins who drowned at a Brockton park Saturday were identified by the Plymouth District Attorney’s office as 13 year-old Rafael Andrande and 12-year-old Tiago Depina, both of Brockton.
Saturday around 7:30 p.m., Brockton police received a 911 call for a medical emergency and possible drowning at Waldo Lake at D.W. Field Park.
“Upon arrival, responding officers determined that two children had gone under the water and could not be located,” the district attorney’s office said. “Brockton police officers on scene entered the water and made rescue attempts but were unable to locate the children.”