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Brothers, 2 and 5, Drown in Mississippi Pool as Mother Faces Drug Charges

Investigators have not explained how the children reached the pool, with potential additional counts under review.

Overview

  • Gautier police and fire crews responded around 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 to a Three Oaks Drive home after a report of two children unresponsive near a swimming pool.
  • First responders began life-saving efforts, and Acadian Ambulance transported both boys to Ocean Springs Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
  • The Jackson County coroner ruled the deaths drownings and identified the victims as brothers ages 2 and 5.
  • Their mother, Amber Goldman, 36, was arrested on possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia and is being held in the Jackson County jail.
  • Police say the investigation remains active, have not said how the boys entered the pool or where the mother was at the time, and ask anyone with information to call Gautier Police at (228) 497-2486 or Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers at (877) 787-5898.