Mom says brothers found dead at bottom of pool got out while she was sleeping

Authorities say two young brothers found in a Florida pool have died.A Broward Sheriff’s Office news release says relatives found 6-year-old Ja’Kye Joseph and 5-year-old Branario Minto unresponsive Wednesday night in the pool at the Silver Palms Condominiums in North Lauderdale.Neighbor Marie Fleming told NBC Miami she saw the incident unfold."I heard them screaming to call the police, I looked out my bedroom window and I saw them pulling them out of the water," Fleming said.Officials say the relatives pulled the boys from the water and began CPR. They were taken to a nearby hospital, where they were pronounced dead.They boys mother, Wildine Joseph, told Local 10 they didn't know how to swim."I tried all I can to do CPR," she said. "It didn't work."Joseph said she believes the boys sneaked out and jumped the fence around the pool after it closed. She said it all happened while she was sleeping."I'm sorry, Ja'Kye. I'm sorry, Branario," Joseph said. "If I was there I could have saved them on time."Joseph said one of the boys had been attending swimming lessons."He was getting swimming lessons but he didn't really make it. He thought he could swim but he cannot swim, and I think the brother tried to help him so he jumped in too," she said.Child welfare investigators removed two infant siblings from the boys' home.No charges have been filed.

Authorities say two young brothers found in a Florida pool have died.


A Broward Sheriff’s Office news release says relatives found 6-year-old Ja’Kye Joseph and 5-year-old Branario Minto unresponsive Wednesday night in the pool at the Silver Palms Condominiums in North Lauderdale.

Neighbor Marie Fleming told NBC Miami she saw the incident unfold.

"I heard them screaming to call the police, I looked out my bedroom window and I saw them pulling them out of the water," Fleming said.

Officials say the relatives pulled the boys from the water and began CPR. They were taken to a nearby hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

They boys mother, Wildine Joseph, told Local 10 they didn't know how to swim.

"I tried all I can to do CPR," she said. "It didn't work."

Joseph said she believes the boys sneaked out and jumped the fence around the pool after it closed.

She said it all happened while she was sleeping.



"I'm sorry, Ja'Kye. I'm sorry, Branario," Joseph said. "If I was there I could have saved them on time."

Joseph said one of the boys had been attending swimming lessons.

"He was getting swimming lessons but he didn't really make it. He thought he could swim but he cannot swim, and I think the brother tried to help him so he jumped in too," she said.

Child welfare investigators removed two infant siblings from the boys' home.

No charges have been filed.