Minnesota children pulled from lake as officials fear triple homicide

Officials fear that a triple homicide involving children under the age of five has taken place in Vadnais Heighs, Minnesota, Friday.

Two children were pulled from Vadnais Lake in Minnesota – one on Friday and one on Saturday – and first responders were searching for one more child and a woman believed to be the children’s mother.

« A horrible set of facts appears to be developing, » Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher said Friday evening. « We do not know the certainty of all three children, but have recovered one child. There’s nothing more tragic than the loss of young children. »

The second child was found, according to KSTP.

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Emergency personnel searched Vadnais Lake in Minnesota where officials feared a triple homicide had taken place.
(KMSP Fox 9 Minneapolis)

A group of onlookers are seen near Vadnais Lake in Minnesota where officials fear a triple homicide involving young children took place Friday, July 1, 2022.
(KMSP Fox 9 Minneapolis)

The children’s father was also found dead earlier Friday, authorities told Fox 9 Minneapolis.

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A small crowd gathered near the lake as an emergency boat searched the water Friday. A state patrol helicopter also assisted with the search.

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The search was expected to continue Saturday morning.