According to the police, three children aged 2, 5 and 7, two of whom were brothers, died when they drowned in the Haina River near La Pared yesterday, Thursday 17 October.
The brothers were Exequiel and Alfredo Encarnacion Rosario and the other child was Arison Hidalgo del Rosario.
It appears that they were out with their uncle Eduardo Soriano Rosario looking for water, and he said that when they were crossing the river they fell through a hole that had been made by people taking the sand away. He said that he tried to get help immediately.
The incident is being investigated by the Police.
PN identifica los tres niños murieron ahogados en el río de Haina
www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2013/10/17/296165/Tres-ninos-mueren-ahogados-en-el-rio-Haina-entre-ellos-dos-hermanitos