By Associated Press - Thursday, March 22, 2018

WESTON, Ohio (AP) - Authorities say two teenage brothers have been found dead inside a submerged car in northwest Ohio.

The Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune reports the Wood County Sheriff’s Office has identified the teens as 17-year-old Xavier Wensink, and 14-year-old Aidan Wensink, of Deshler. The Sheriff’s office says Xavier Wensink was the driver of the vehicle.

They were students at Patrick Henry High School in Henry County.

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The Sheriff’s Office says a passing motorist discovered the car upside down in the water-filled ditch shortly before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Officials say the car appeared to have left the road near a bridge.

It wasn’t clear how long the car had been in the ditch.

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Information from: The Sentinel-Tribune, http://www.sent-trib.com

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