Tragic Drownings: Siblings in Vermont River Incident Identified

WHO:

Boston.com - Sandro Lala, 25, and Yazmin Yupangui, 11, are the siblings who drowned.

WCAX - Robert Coreno, 39, of Fairfax, also drowned while attempting to save a child.

WHAT:

Boston.com - Both Sandro Lala and Yazmin Yupangui died in accidental drownings.

WCAX - Authorities ruled the deaths of Lala and Yupangui as accidental drownings.

WCAX - Coreno drowned after jumping into the water to save a 10-year-old child who had fallen in.

WHERE:

Boston.com - The drownings occurred in the Lamoille River, near Arrowhead Mountain Lake in Vermont.

WCAX - The siblings were from Cambridge, Vermont, and Coreno was from Fairfax, Vermont.

WHEN:

WCAX - The incident occurred last week, with the bodies found days later after an extensive search.

WHY:

WCAX - The drownings were ruled accidental, with no indications of foul play.

HOW:

WCAX - Lala jumped into the river to rescue his sister after she fell in, and Coreno jumped in to save a child.

(UPDATED July 7, 2026 06:23 UTC)

In a tragic incident in the Lamoille River near Arrowhead Mountain Lake in Vermont, siblings Sandro Lala, 25, and Yazmin Yupangui, 11, drowned, along with 39-year-old Robert Coreno from Fairfax, who attempted to save a child. Authorities have ruled the deaths of Lala and Yupangui as accidental drownings, with Lala jumping into the river to rescue his sister after she fell in, while Coreno drowned after trying to save a 10-year-old child. The bodies were discovered days later following an extensive search, and there are no indications of foul play.