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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Tracy Woodard from InTown Cares (left) and Lauren Hopper from Mercy Care organization work with residents at the Copperton Street encampment in August 2024. 
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