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Mystery as mother and son BOTH die after collapsing in Georgia yard

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Swaroop, A. (2026, September 29). Mystery as mother and son BOTH die after collapsing in Georgia yard. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16169533/Mystery-mother-son-die-collapsing-Georgia-yard.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Police in southwest Georgia found 89-year-old Emma Handler and her son William Womack, 68, dead a week after they collapsed in their yard off Highway 118 in Sumter County. Authorities received a welfare check call on September 22 but discovered the bodies later when investigating further; autopsies are ongoing to determine the cause of death. Officials say there is no evidence of foul play and that the case remains an active investigation.

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On September 22, the Sumter County Sheriff's Office received a welfare call and responded to a house off Highway 118 in Leslie, southwest Georgia. When they arrived around 8:30 AM, police found Emma R Handler, 89, deceased inside the home. Further investigation led them to discover William Womack, 68, nearby in the yard; he had reportedly been there for a week after collapsing while cutting grass. The official cause of death remains unknown as autopsies are ongoing, but authorities have stated that foul play is not suspected. The sheriff's office treated the situation as a death investigation and identified the victims as mother and son.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A mother-son duo were discovered by the police a week after they tragically died in their yard in southwest Georgia. asserted

they → see → Georgia

Identified by the police as Emma R Handler, 89, and William Womack, 68, the victims were found dead in their house located off Highway 118 in the Leslie area of Sumter County. asserted

victims → identify → County

The Sumter County Sheriff's Office said they received a call at approximately 8.30am to the area for a welfare check on September 22. asserted

they → say → September

The victims were identified as a man and his mother, WALB reported. asserted

WALB → identify → man

The police said that when first responders arrived on the scene, they found a deceased female first. asserted

they → say → female

After they secured the scene and further investigated the area, the deceased male was found near the residence. asserted

male → secure → residence

The exact cause of death has not been revealed yet as autopsies are underway. asserted

autopsies → reveal → death

The officials said they are treating the scene as a death investigation. asserted

they → say → investigation

The mother and the son were found dead in their yard a week after the incident. asserted

mother → find → incident

The police said there was no foul play involved The bodies were found after they had reportedly been in the yard for a week, WALB reported. uncertain

WALB → say → week

The outlet reported that the man was cutting grass with a push mower when he collapsed. asserted

he → report → mower

Investigators believe that the mother had stepped outside to help the son before she collapsed as well. asserted

she → believe → son

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Sumter County Coroner’s Office on the case. asserted

Office → work → case

However, this is still an active investigation,’ Sheriff Eric Bryant said. asserted

Bryant → say → ?

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office extended its ‘heartfelt condolences' to the families of both victims. asserted

Office → extend → victims

Mystery as mother and son BOTH die after collapsing in Georgia yard

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