Two young children drowned in the Brazos River in Johnson County on Tuesday, officials said.

Just after 6:10 p.m., the Johnson County Sheriff's Office and several emergency response agencies were called to possible drownings in the Brazos River near Hamm Creek Park, outside of Rio Vista.

The sheriff's office said deputies and first responders immediately began a search and rescue operation. Two children, ages 4 and 7, were found in the water and pronounced dead at the scene. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department stated that the children were brothers and confirmed their ages as 4 and 7 years old, rather than 5 and 7, as initially reported by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.

The Johnson County Emergency Manager says the children were in the park, and it's not currently clear how th

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