Overview
- Authorities say the boys fell through ice on a private pond off Recreational Road 3 north of Bonham on Jan. 26 across from the house where the family was staying.
- Mother Cheyenne Hangaman reported jumping into the freezing water to reach her sons before her body locked up, and a neighbor pulled her out as a nearby high school coach tried to help.
- First responders and a neighbor recovered the two older children, who received medical care and were taken to a hospital, and the youngest was found after an extensive search of the pond.
- Bonham ISD confirmed all three attended district elementary schools, canceled classes due to dangerous weather, and made grief counseling available as community fundraising supports the family.
- Local and state agencies continue to investigate the drownings, which occurred during Winter Storm Fern that produced hazardous ice and has been linked to dozens of deaths nationwide.