Their brief lives were cut short by a terrible fate. We don’t have a precise timing of their entry, so we can’t tell whether they were leaping or swimming.
Since no one reported being in danger or actively drowning in that vicinity, Gagne reasoned that they were likely all alone.
Exactly where the lads were or what they were doing just before they plunged into the drain is a mystery. “There was probably a one- or two-mile-an-hour current,
too, so that can change where they were located,” according to Gagne. The precise cause of death will be determined via the execution of autopsies.
In times of hardship, a family sought help from their neighbors. To assist with the unforeseen expenses associated with the loss of their children,
a family friend established a GoFundMe page. Fundraiser materials provided further context for the boys’ deaths.
