According to police, the 30-year-old mother took her three children into the ocean and drowned them near the Coney Island Boardwalk. At 4:42 am officers found a 7-year-old boy, a 4-year-old girl and a 3-month-old boy unconscious on the shore near West 35th Street. They were rushed to Coney Island Hospital, where all three were pronounced dead. Officers initially received a phone call around 1:40 am from a concerned family member that someone may have harmed three young children. When officers arrived at the home on Neptune Avenue, a man who identified himself as the father of the three children answered the door and told police he believed the mother was with the children on the sidewalk. Police then began combing the boardwalk and surrounding area for any sign of the mother or children. That’s when they received a second call from family members who were with the mother on the boardwalk, about two miles from where the children were found. The mother was “wet” and barefoot and was not communicating with officers, according to NYPD officials. She was taken to the hospital for evaluation and is currently in the 60th Precinct where officers are questioning her. Investigators are now questioning the mother in what is being investigated as a triple drowning. Family members initially called 911 because the mother had made statements that concerned them about the children’s safety. The mother has prior incidents of harassment and aggravated harassment that did not result in charges. Has no previous arrests or a history of emotional disorder. Has not yet been accused. Police are urging anyone who may have seen the mother and children anytime last night or early this morning to call them. READ ALSO NYPD commissioner discusses drop in shootings, rise in other crimes like robberies ———-
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