FREMONT, Ohio (AP) — Two women and a 5-year-old girl died after a train struck the family members while they were on a railroad bridge over a northern Ohio river, authorities said Monday.

Kieffer said he ran into the Sandusky River and swam out until the water was chest deep. “I saw a little purple jacket and thought, that’s a baby. And that just shook me, and

Fremont Mayor Danny Sanchez confirmed three dead and an infant rescued after a train struck pedestrians crossing the Miles Newton Bridge on Sunday.

The Sandusky County Sheriff said two women and a 5-year-old child died. A child pulled from the river was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Officials said it's not clear whether the train hit all four or whether some may have jumped or were thrown into the river to avoid the locomotive.

Authorities in northern Ohio announced they have recovered the body of a 5-year-old from the Sandusky River, raising to the death toll to three family members killed when they were struck by a train over the weekend.

The fishing community in Fremont is still trying to come to terms with the tragedy that unfolded Sunday night. Some of them even witnessed the child’s body being recovered from the water Monday morning.