Photo:Michal Fludra/NurPhoto via Getty Michal Fludra/NurPhoto via Getty After a 7-year-old child went overboard on a ferry and fell into the Baltic Sea, his mother jumped in after to try and save him. Now, they’re both dead, according to authorities, and a murder probe has been opened. The child fell about 65 feet into the water on Thursday, Swedish Maritime Administration spokesperson Jonas Franzen toldThe Associated Press. According toThe Straits Times,authorities revealed that the victims are “a Polish woman born in 1985 and a Polish boy born in 2016....

Photo: Disney Disney officials learned of Bell’s good deed and went to the family’s Jacksonville, Florida, home on Sunday and broke the news that they were sending Bell and his family on a VIP getaway at Disney’s vacation kingdom. “His jaw just dropped open and he was smiling from ear to ear,” Creech says of Bell’s reaction to the news. “He was really happy. He was very grateful for what they did....

A mother has been found dead and her 7-year-old son remains missing after they reportedly disappeared while the woman’s other son, 3, was left alone on a California beach. The 3-year-old boyreported his mother missingto a good Samaritan just before 8 p.m. local time, and later informed officials that his older brother was missing as well, according to a press release from the United States Coast Guard. Officials from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) located the missing woman a short time after arriving at the scene, per Thursday’s release....

When Cameron Simoncic returned home from school last Wednesday, he found his father unconscious on the kitchen floor, he explained toWSPA. “My dad has diabetes,” the second-grader from South Carolina said. “Whenever he has these episodes and whenever it happens, his brain can’t function.” While trying to think of a way to help his father, Cameron tried to use a smartphone to call emergency services but couldn’t find a way to unlock it....

Photo: Action News Jax A little boy from Georgia is being called a hero after saving his sister from drowning in a pool after she fell in. Morgan Smith, 20, was on the bottom step of the pool last week when she suddenly began to see black spots,CBS 47 Action News JAXreported on Tuesday. Smith has no recollection of what happened after. Aiden McCullough, 7, explained to the news outlet that his sister had a seizure and fell backward....

Chase Poust and his 4-year-old sister, Abigail, were swimming alongside their father’s anchored boat on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday night, the family toldWJXT. But as the two children enjoyed their time in the water, Abigail lost hold of the boat when they were caught in a strong current. “The current was so strong that my sister — she usually hangs out at the back of the boat — and she let go....

An Iowa couple is accused of locking an 8-year-old boy in a small, pitch-black enclosure under their basement stairs for more than nine hours a day, denying him food and urging their dog to attack him. The complaint alleges the boy was forced to go to the bathroom in a tin coffee can and that he was only let out of the enclosure to attend school. According to the complaint, there was no bedding in the enclosure, allegedly forcing the boy to sleep on the hard floor “near or in his own urine....

Photo: Courtesy April Cites A photo of an 8-year-old boy holding the hand of a crying classmate with autism on the first day of school has gone viral. “I’m so proud of my son, he seen a kid balled up into a corner crying, so he went to console him, grabbed his hand and walked him inside of the school!” Courtney Moorewrote of her son in a Facebook post. “It is an honor to raise such a loving, compassionate child!...

Photo: Mount Pleasant ISD An 8-year-old boy is dead after being fatally shot with a pellet gun— and a 16-year-old girl is charged with his death. On Dec. 29, Titus County, Texas, deputies responded to a home 45 miles east outside of Dallas regarding a child being shot with a pellet rifle. Upon arrival, deputies found the boy, 8-year-old Logan Blackwell, suffering from “life threatening injuries,” according to the sheriff’s Facebook page....

An eight-year-old boy was hospitalized after an accident at an indoor amusement park in Pennsylvania over the weekend. The park owner said surveillance footage showed the boy was “climbing headfirst down a rope ladder” when he became entangled, according to WCAU. Neither Upper Merion police nor Thrillz High Flying Adventure Park immediately responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment. RELATED VIDEO: 2 Pilots Survive ‘Miraculous’ Escape from Boeing 737 Tanker Crash While Fighting Fires in Australia...

Photo: gofundme A little boy from California is recovering in the hospital after being injured at school, an incident his mom called bullying but that the school district ruled an “unfortunate accident.” Carter Flores, 8, was at Corona Ranch Elementary School when he stood up to look at a whiteboard. That’s when a fellow student allegedly took a pencil and put it straight up, “which Carter kneeled directly onto,” aGoFundMeto raise money for Carter’s medical expenses said....

Charles Montgomery Allen.Photo: Florence County Sheriff’s Office Charles Montgomery Allen, 40, allegedly shot his gun at three cars Saturday as they drove past his house, the Florence County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Quarius Naqua Dunham was in the backseat of one of the vehicles while his father Matthew Dunham was driving. The boy was rushed to the hospital after being shot in the neck, according to police. On Sunday, his family made the difficult decision to remove Quarius from life support....

Photo: gofundmeAn 8-year-old boy in Arkansas has raised more than $44,000 for his favorite waiter.Kayzen Hunter describes Devonte Gardner, whom he befriended during his family’s weekly breakfast trips to their local Waffle House, as “one of the most joyous and positive people you’ve ever met.““He always greets us with the biggest smile,” he added in aGoFundMe campaigncreated with the help of his mom, Vittoria Hunter.The family created the fundraiser after they learned that the server was walking to work every day, and that his wife and their two daughters were living in a motel room with no reliable source of transportation....