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Mom and child who drowned in the Mississippi River identified

Shelby County Sheriff's Office identified the drowning victims from July 25 as 36-year-old Tia Brocious and 3-year-old Giovani Brocious.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — UPDATE 8/3/2020: The Shelby County Sheriff's Office identified the drowning victims in the Mississippi River from July 25 as 36-year-old Tia Brocious and 3-year-old Giovani Brocious.

SCSO has confirmed the identities of the mother and child who drowned in the Mississippi River on 07/25 as 36-year-old Tia Brocious and 3-year-old Giovani Brocious. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of these victims.
— ShelbyTNSheriff (@ShelbyTNSheriff) August 3, 2020

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SCSO has recovered the body of a missing child after a reported drowning in the Mississippi River.

SCSO has recovered the body of the missing child that disappeared in the Mississippi River Saturday evening. The identity of the child and the female found yesterday has not been confirmed. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the victims.
— ShelbyTNSheriff (@ShelbyTNSheriff) July 26, 2020

Authorities told Local 24 News first responders got the call of a woman and child going under water near the Shelby Forest Boat Ramp at 6:30 p.m. Saturday evening.

SCSO and other agencies are on the scene of a drowning at the Shelby Forest boat ramp. One person has been recovered from the water and pronounced deceased on the scene. Search and Rescue crews are still searching the river for a small child who reportedly went under water. pic.twitter.com/Igdbxd1TUt
— ShelbyTNSheriff (@ShelbyTNSheriff) July 26, 2020

Officers believe the two were swimming before they went under water.

A witness nearby was able to pull the woman to shore before she was pronounced dead.

SCSO hasn’t released the age or gender of the child nor is it known if the woman was the child’s mother.

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