The bodies of Chloe Jade Arwood, 6, and her cousin James Levi Caldwell, 7, were found at the bottom of a 24-foot-deep pit on Monday morning, more than 12 hours after a wall of the pit collapsed on them behind a family member's home, authorities said.

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By late Sunday night, authorities had brought in heavy equipment to help stabilize the deep pit.

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One of the children's father called 911 -- and an army of rescue workers massed at the mouth of the deep pit.

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The bodies were found in a 65-foot-deep pit near the village of Kalimanici, about 30 miles east of the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo.

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It was unclear why the children were in the deep open pit at the home in a rural area of Lincoln County, about 20 miles northwest of Charlotte.

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