Two young siblings died after being swept away by a rapidly flowing creek in Southern California's San Bernardino Mountains, authorities said. The tragedy occurred Tuesday when a mother took her 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son to spend the afternoon at Thurman Flat picnic area on Highway 38 near Mill Creek,

The mother and her 2-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl were at Thurmun Flats Picnic Area in San Bernardino when the children were swept downstream.

A 4-year-old girl and her 2-year-old brother died after falling into rapid waters at Thurman Flats Picnic Area in Mentone, California, on Monday, May 6, the Yucaipa Police Department said in a news release.

Two young siblings died after being swept downstream in a river near the Thurman Flats Picnic Area in the San Bernardino National Forest just outside of Yucaipa, authorities said Tuesday. A mother took her 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son to the picnic area on Tuesday afternoon,

Two children died after they were swept away in a San Bernardino County creek on Tuesday. The siblings were 4 and 2 years old. The children's mother brought them to the river near the Thurman Flats Picnic area near Mill Creek to play.