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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.” The Stena Line’sStena Spiritwas traveling from Sweden to Poland when the incident occurred, the outlet reports. About an hour after they went overboard, they were found and transferred to hospitals, where they were both pronounced dead.
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It is unclear how the child fell into the water, but the goal of the investigation is to learn what exactly happened, the AP reports.
“We are working with both Swedish and Polish authorities where two separate investigations have been initiated, and also Danish authorities as the ferry is registered in Denmark,” a Stena Line spokesperson toldInsider.
source: people.com
