Florida vacation turns tragic as twin 5-year-old girls die after pool incident

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (CBS12) — Two twin girls who were vacationing in Florida are dead after an apparent drowning left them unconscious in a pool on Friday.

Information obtained by WESH indicates the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said the family was vacationing from the Atlanta area and staying at a short-term rental home in Kissimmee when the two 5-year-old girls were found in the pool.

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Law enforcement said the twin girls were home with a 15-year-old who was in charge of watching them while their parents went to the grocery store.

The teenager immediately called 911 when she found the girls in the pool.

A neighbor who witnessed the tragic incident said he heard a woman screaming, “Oh no, they’re not breathing, they’re not breathing.”

“Whoever it was, it was probably the mother,” the neighbor said. “She was really upset, and I feel sorry for her. My heart breaks for something like that. I wouldn’t know what would happen if it was one of mine.”

The girls were taken to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead.