A Texas family made a desperate 911 call on February 11, 2026, hoping for help. A grandmother returned home to the Lakes of Bridgewater subdivision to a nightmare after going shopping. While she was gone, her granddaughters, ages 2 and 3, were left unsupervised and somehow entered the backyard pool. The unidentified woman screamed, alerting her husband and the children’s mother. With neighbors’ help, they pulled the children from the water, but sadly, it was too late.
The woman arrived at her home around 11:30 a.m., KHOU reported. As soon as she saw the girls in the water, she dashed to the pool. A female caller dialed 911, screaming about the drowning children. The commotion awoke the mother and grandfather and attracted the help of neighbors. By the time deputies from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office arrived, EMS personnel had begun working on the sisters.
A Life Flight crew took both girls to an area hospital for help. Sadly, the staff declared them both dead a short time later. Officials believe the girls and their mother lived at the home.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzales shared a somber message about the drownings on X.
“This is a devastating loss for the family and our community. Please keep everyone involved — including the loved ones and first responders — in your thoughts and prayers. Detectives continue to investigate,” he wrote.
“Oh, I’m so sorry to hear this. I was so praying they would be alive, but they are alive through Christ Jesus in heaven with God, but still just an awful amount of earthly suffering for their loved ones,” someone commented on the post.
The drownings remain under investigation. Per KHOU, officials with the sheriff’s office used the tragedy as a reminder to parents to keep their children safe around water.
“If you have children, make sure that you have a barrier around the pool and make sure that the doors are locked leading up to the pool and side gate at all times,” an official shared.
This kind of tragedy will stay with a community forever. It’s not a time to point fingers but to give kindness and grace to those who are grieving. They’ll likely have a very hard time ever forgiving themselves. We simply can’t imagine this pain.
