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🌱 What investigators are — and aren’t — saying about the Cordele toddler drownings

Cordele, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • What investigators are — and aren’t — saying about the Cordele toddler drownings

Today's riddle: What is round on both ends and hi in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Warm with variable cloudiness, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 61.
  • Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two 3-year-olds drown at Georgia home: What we know (thegeorgiasun.com) — Two 3-year-old children tragically drowned Wednesday at a home on Aberdeen Circle in Cordele, and both were later pronounced dead at Crisp Regional Hospital. Cordele Police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are handling the case and have released few details so far, urging patience as they work. Authorities have not explained how the drowning occurred or whether any charges are being considered.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Ohio (Thank you Mary D. for sending it in!)
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