00:00A tragedy unfolded on the banks of the Georges River this afternoon as the bodies of a mother
00:07and her two young children were pulled from the fast-moving water.
00:11Emergency services were called to a boat ramp here in Lansdale around 10am, responding to
00:16calls that a woman and her two children were in distress in the water.
00:20Bystanders attempted to help the family before police arrived.
00:24The 32-year-old woman was quickly pulled from the water, however she could not be resuscitated.
00:29Police initially commandeered a boat and a jet ski from the public before launching
00:33a search operation with the SES, Marine Police and a helicopter.
00:38Police divers found the body of the five-year-old girl and the seven-year-old boy around 2pm
00:42this afternoon.
00:43I'm aware that they attended the park a little bit earlier before they were reported to be
00:48in the water.
00:49The circumstances of what they were doing there, unfortunately, we do not know at this
00:52point in time.
00:53The investigation has commenced in relation to this coronial matter.
00:57Police say the families of the deceased mother and her children have been notified.
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