Overview
- A 25-year-old brother entered the Lamoille River to try to save his 11-year-old sister after she fell from the bank while the family fished, and both disappeared from view.
- Emergency crews conducted multi-day searches of the river near Arrowhead Mountain Lake as conditions worsened after thunderstorms raised water levels and strengthened currents.
- Rescue operations recovered the girl’s body the following day and a local kayaker later located the brother’s body the next morning.
- Both victims were sent to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington, where autopsies determined the cause of death was accidental drowning.
- The family, who live in Cambridge, Vermont, has drawn local support and fundraising efforts to help with costs and funeral arrangements following the double tragedy.