Girl, 8, dead and boy, 4, missing after getting swept away in strong California river current

An 8-year-old girl is dead and her 4-year-old brother is missing after they were swept away Sunday in a California river that is closed to recreational users due to high water levels, authorities said.

The siblings were with their mother and her friend at the Kings River, according to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. All entered the water off the shoreline about a mile away from the Pine Flat Dam, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.