Texas Mother Charged After 2 Toddlers Found Drowned in Pool with Cocaine in Their Systems

A 23-year-old mother has been charged in connection with the deaths of her two toddler daughters after the children were found drowned in a pool in Texas with cocaine in their systems, authorities say.

Laura Nicholson — from Katy, Texas — was found near Fort Myers, Florida, and arrested following an investigation into the deaths of her two-year-old and three-year-old daughters, whose bodies were pulled from a pool on February 11, according to a report by KHOU.

The investigation later found that the children also had cocaine in their systems, as the cause of death for both girls is listed as drowning and acute cocaine toxicity, according to autopsy reports.

While authorities have not said how the toddlers were exposed to cocaine, a pathologist reportedly told investigators that someone had either given the children cocaine or made it accessible in their environment.

On Friday, Nicholson was charged with two counts of reckless injury to a