Bodies of two children found in car in S.C. river

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — After the bodies of two toddlers were pulled today from a car submerged in a South Carolina river, their mother was arrested and authorities were investigating how it happened — and whether it was an accident.

The two were recovered from the North Edisto River after the car was found near a rural boat landing, Orangeburg County Sheriff Larry Williams said.

County Coroner Samuetta Marshall identified them as 18-month-old Ja'van T. Duley and 2-year-old Devean C. Duley, both of Orangeburg. She would not speculate on a cause of death until autopsies are completed Tuesday.

The boys' mother, whose name was not immediately released, was being in jail today on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident, Williams said.

He said the state highway patrol was notified about 6:15 a.m. today about an accident and a woman who needed help getting her children out of the car.