On Saturday, June 18th, Alisha Orr woke up from a nap in her Bossier City, Louisiana home, and couldn’t find her twin toddlers, Oliver and Aria, anywhere.
Orr got in touch with her neighbor, Rhonda Williams to see if she had see the three-year-olds.
While Orr searched their backyard, Williams look into the family’s truck and found Aria.
Williams attempted CPR, but told the Shreveport Times it was too late.
“Her jaws had locked. It was obvious she was gone.”
Williams thought Oliver may have had a fighting chance at the time.
“It may have been wishful thinking, but when I tried to do CPR on him, I thought I felt a thready pulse,” Matthews recalled.
Though details are sparse, the initial autopsy revealed that the twins may have died from heat-related issues, since temperatures in parts of the country recently have soared.
It’s not known how they got into the car, or how long they were in there, authorities warned, as the investigation is ongoing.
“They were wonderful, happy kids,” she said.
“I pray every moment of the day for the family. They are good people, and they were good parents. I can’t imagine what they are going through.”
Alisha’s husband, Travis is a deputy with the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s department, and both parents were devoted to their three children (they also have a son, 8).
“You could see this took him to his knees,” Williams said of Travis.
“Everything he did, he did with the kids.”
The Sheriff’s department released a statement of support for the Orrs.
“We are saddened by the tragic loss suffered by the Orr family, and our hearts are heavy,” Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington said.
“This is a very difficult time, but it’s even more so, as they are a part of our Bossier Sheriff’s Office family. Please keep Deputy Travis Orr and his family in your thoughts and prayers.”