LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas - The three kids involved in a possible drowning initially reported by Liberty County Sheriff's Office have been placed in temporary custody of the Texas Department of Family Services (DFPS).

Children placed in conservatorship

According to reports provided to FOX 26, a judge granted DFPS Temporary Managing Conservatorship to the three kids who had to be taken to the hospital after an incident at a pond near Dayton.

The three kids – two girls, 15 and 11, and a 6-year-old boy, are said to be in foster care and will be placed with a family as the investigation is ongoing.

According to the sheriff's office, "From the beginning, the safety and well-being of the three children have been the primary focus of this investigation. All necessary measures have been taken

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