Family react as police and fire officials scour the beach in Shreveport, La. on Monday, in search of teens believed to have drowned while swimming in the Red River.
Six Louisiana teenagers died tragically Monday after a swimming party turned into a desperate effort to save one another from drowning.
The Shreveport teens from at least two families drowned in the Red River after they were playing in shallow water then stepped off a ledge into an 18-foot sinkhole.
The victims, who ranged from 13 to 18 years old, died while trying to save one another.
"They were out here with some adults. But unfortunately, neither the children nor the adults could swim," Shreveport Assistant Fire Chief Fred Sanders told the Associated Press.
A seventh teenager, a 14-year-old, was rescued. Authorities said they would hold a news conference on Tuesday to give more details about the deaths.
An emergency crew arrived after police received a call around 6:30 p.m. about one person drowning.
It took officials approximately 10 minutes to find the sinkhole, and that's when they learned that there were multiple drowning victims. By 10:30 p.m., all the bodies were recovered.
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SOURCE: New York Daily News
