Bodies of father, children found in lake in Georgia

The bodies of a man and his two children have been discovered in a lake in Gardabani, a municipality located in Georgia’s southeastern Kvemo Kartli region, prompting an official investigation.

According to initial reports, the deceased were residents of Kvemo Khodasheni, a village in the Telavi Municipality in eastern Georgia’s Kakheti region. Local villagers said that the family had been missing for two days before law enforcement officers located their bodies on Tuesday.

It is understood that the father had allegedly gone fishing with his children before they disappeared. The exact circumstances surrounding their deaths remain unclear.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has launched an investigation under Article 115 of the Georgian Criminal Code, which pertains to incitement to suicide.