(Valley Springs, CA) On 11/12/13 at 4:00 pm, Calaveras County
Sheriff’s Dispatch Center received a 911 call regarding a medical
distress at a residence on the 5000 block of Rippon Road in Valley
Springs. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene, and upon arrival
they found two 22 year old twin brothers who appeared to be in
respiratory distress. The deputies initiated CPR and requested EMS
personnel to respond. The brothers, who suffered from a long-term
illness and were under the care of a doctor, were connected to breathing
ventilators for life support. The brothers were pronounced deceased at
the scene.
Sheriff’s detectives responded to the house to conduct an
investigation into the deaths. The mother, Julia Hall, was at the scene
and cooperated with the investigation. Detectives seized the brothers’
medical apparatus for examination. The cause of death will be determined
during a post-mortem examination.
The circumstances behind the deaths of the brothers are being
investigated, and more information will be released when available. The
names of the brothers are being withheld at this time pending
notification to other family members.
