LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas (KPRC) – A woman and her three children were hospitalized after she allegedly tried to drown the family.

The situation happened Monday at a pond on the family’s property in Liberty County, Texas.

Investigators said the father called 911 and said his wife had given their children NyQuil before trying to drown them in the pond.

Deputies arrived at the pond where they found the victims, along with their father, near the water. The mother was still in the pond.

Two of the children were conscious and alert – a 6-year-old and a 15-year-old.

However, the mother and an 11-year-old child were both unconscious. They were taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Child Protective Services was notified.

The investigation is ongoing.

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