2 young siblings die after being swept away by fast-flowing California creek

MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE  — Two young siblings died after being swept away by a rapidly flowing creek in Southern California’s San Bernardino Mountains, authorities said.

The tragedy occurred Tuesday when a mother took her 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son to spend the afternoon at Thurman Flat picnic area on Highway 38 near Mill Creek, the San Bernardino Count Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.

They were playing along the creek when at one point the mother was attending...