Blake Cronkhite , 5 , and Jayden ##berry , 3 , drowned when their kid - size ATV crashed into large pond in Northern California . Blake was operating the vehicle and his son was sitting on the back when the 5-year - old lost control . The cousins ' fathers were doing yard work on cousins ' property when they approached ATV for a spin .
Blake Cronkhite , 5 , and Jayden Secrest , 3 , drowned when their kid-size ATV plunged into large pond in Northern California . Blake was operating the vehicle and his friend was sitting on the back when the 5-year-old lost control . The boys ' fathers were doing yard work on Cronkhites ' property when children took ATV for a spin .