Alexi Kevlar went into the canal to try to rescue the boys but the current washed the stroller away. She was not able to call for help until she got out of the steep-sided canal.

Although the water agency managing the canal slowed the water and reduced its level as part of the emergency response, it took searchers more than an hour to find the babies.

Both boys were flown to a hospital but did not survive.

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Thousands of UGA students enjoy during the annual “Frat Beach” party for the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game on St. Simons Island, Friday, November 1, 2024. On the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game, St. Simons Island’s East Beach becomes “Frat Beach,” an open-air party teeming with thousands of highly inebriated college students. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

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