TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Police are investigating the deaths of two children who are believed to have drowned in New Taipei’s Xindian District on July 2 (Tuesday).

CNA reported on Thursday (July 4) that a woman allegedly took her daughters to the Bitan Scenic Area and jumped into the Xindian River with them following a family dispute. The woman was reportedly able to swim to shore, and the children drowned.

The mother of the children turned herself in on Wednesday evening, and she and her husband have been detained by police for questioning. Police recovered the bodies of the two children after receiving the report, and forensic teams have been sent to the river as part of an ongoing investigation into the exact circumstances of the deaths.