Overview
- The incident began Saturday morning when the mother drove a golf cart off a dock at Atwood Lake with three teenagers aboard, who escaped unharmed.
- Responders reported the mother made statements about conversing with God, and she was hospitalized for mental-health concerns after being pulled from the water.
- Divers recovered the 4-year-old near a boat dock Saturday evening and located a body believed to be the 45-year-old father Sunday morning using sonar about 50 yards from the dock.
- Authorities say interviews pointed to foul play, prompting executed search warrants and a multi-agency investigation; autopsies and formal identifications are pending with the coroner.
- Sheriff Orvis Campbell said investigators believe the father intentionally drowned earlier, and one outlet reported an expected aggravated-murder charge for the mother that officials have not confirmed.