California mother, 7 year old son found dead in apparent drowning

Monterey County, Calif. – A California mother and her 7-year-old son were found dead last week after the woman’s 3-year-old child had reported them missing, police said.

Authorities were alerted to the missing pair shortly after 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, when a 3-year-old boy told a “good Samaritan” that his mother was missing, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a statement. 

Firefighters found the boy’s mother, identified as Florencia Ramirez-Urbano, a short time later near a boat launch in Moss Landing, about 20 miles north of Monterey County, authorities said.

Ramirez was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.