TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — Authorities are investigating suspected foul play after an Amish family’s outing at Atwood Lake turned tragic Saturday when a 4-year-old boy was found dead and his father went missing.

The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office said deputies and Atwood Rangers responded just after 10:30 a.m. to reports that a woman and three of her children had driven a golf cart into the water near Atwood Marina West.

The mother was helped from the lake and made ‘concerning statements’ about conversing with God, investigators said.

Her 15-year-old daughter and twin 18-year-old sons escaped on their own and were not physically hurt. Deputies said evidence indicates the crash into the lake was intentional.

As deputies interviewed the family, they became concerned about the s

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