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AUGUSTA, Ga. The bodies of a mother and her 10-month old twin boys were found inside a submerged car in Augusta on Friday.
Richmond County Sheriffs Office, along with the Augusta fire department, were called about a submerged vehicle in a pond Friday afternoon.
After crews removed the vehicle, the woman and children were found inside. According to Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen, all three were pronounced dead at the scene at 8 p.m.
They were identified as Shaquia Philpot, 25, of Hephzibah, and her 10-month old twins, Caysen and Cassius Williams.
The car was found by a witness who was fish in the area, Bowen said.
The bodies will be sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation lab for an autopsy.
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