LAKELAND, Fla. — Police said a mother and her two sons were found dead inside a submerged car in Lake Wire.
Officials said in a release, the vehicle was found Friday morning about 15 feet from the shoreline on the west side of the lake.
According to investigators, the vehicle's driver side window was down, and there were no signs of trauma on any of the victims.
Lakeland police also said this was not a traffic crash.
The woman was 35-years-old, and the two boys were 4 and 9-years-old. The bodies were transported to the Polk County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause of death.
No other information was released. Police said names won't be released until next of kin is notified.
Spectrum Bay News 9 has a crew in the area, and we’ll have more information in tonight’s newscasts and on the Spectrum News app.