{"id":314434,"date":"2026-04-06T20:24:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=314434"},"modified":"2026-04-06T20:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:54:44","slug":"brother-and-sister-die-after-being-trapped-in-freezer-playing-hide-and-seek-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/brother-and-sister-die-after-being-trapped-in-freezer-playing-hide-and-seek-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Brother and sister die after being trapped in freezer playing &#8216;hide-and-seek&#8217; | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Saori Guevara Tiller, 8, and her five-year-old brother Darien became trapped in a freezer during \u2018hide-and-seek gone incorrect\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A boy and girl have died in a game of hide and seek while their parents were out shopping. <\/p>\n<p>Brother and sister Sauri and Darien Tiller, aged eight and five, suffocated once they climbed right into a freezer. <\/p>\n<p>The door closed behind them and so they were unable to open it. <\/p>\n<p>Their parents returned 20 minutes later and located their bodies trapped inside. <\/p>\n<p>The siblings were taken to hospital in Vista Hermosa, a town in Colombia\u2019s Meta department, but doctors were unable to revive them.<\/p>\n<p>The siblings\u2019 dad, Brayan Guevara Trivino, has insisted the freezer was turned off once they left at around 7pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_292193830-51b6.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27874622\" alt=\"Brother and sister die after being trapped in freezer during 'hide-and-seek gone wrong' no credit https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/karen.tiller.pana.2025\/posts\/pfbid02QvvzAomFpbdtAityVznRS8hcBxUahMVv7aUE5rfeDRkwawegFTvqkHKRNKMy9wCnl https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lindey.almazorosado\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The lid of the freezer closed behind Saori Guevara Tiller, 8, and her five-year-old brother Darien, their parents said<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brayan told Colombian every day El Tiempo: \u2018We went out to get groceries and to search for somewhat shirt they needed for a parade once they began school.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We went out and it took us about 20 minutes, roughly. The freezer was unplugged.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/%24\/35d3734f-1e29-4d0b-a646-15776be08249\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120px\" class=\"metro-iframe iframe-autoheight \" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" name=\"69d3c93391461\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2018The kids climbed in and got inside. They played, the lid fell, it closed on them and so they suffocated.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He said the youngsters had the habit of playing hide-and-seek and one would go on the lookout for the opposite, and explained how he and his wife found them after starting to look the home.<\/p>\n<p>The kids\u2019 mum Karen Tiller Pana said in an agonising tribute on social media alongside photos she posted of her children: \u2018Thanks my babies for having given me the best joy in these eight years of life.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Thanks for having chosen me as your mother. It was probably the most beautiful experience I could ever have, thanks for all the pieces we shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Soon we will probably be together; how short time is and the way long the memory lasts.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Words fail me. I loved you as much as I could, and only God will know why He took you. Thanks for all the pieces we lived and shared; you&#8217;ll at all times be in my heart for so long as it endures.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Their aunt Lindey Almazo Rosado added in her own tribute: \u2018From the deepest a part of my soul I mourn the passing of my nephew, my beloved little dark-haired boy and my Saori, my beautiful girl, my star weaver.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Two little angels who today are in Heaven.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They leave us with an immense emptiness and a sadness that hurts within the deepest a part of the soul.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Brayan and Karen, may God offer you great strength, may He embrace you and offer you the strength to maneuver forward within the midst of this great pain.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My beautiful children will live ceaselessly in our hearts. We&#8217;ll always remember them.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The siblings\u2019 school, Los Centauros, said in a press release: \u2018We regret the deaths of Darien and Saori Guevara Tiller.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We express our most sincere condolences to their family at such a difficult moment.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Local mayor Juan Andres Gomez, in a shared statement with Vista Hermosa Town Hall, said: \u2018The Municipal Administration deeply regrets the death of two minors that occurred in our municipality, an event that saddens the whole community and fills us with grief.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In keeping with preliminary information, the parents had left their residence at night, leaving the youngsters alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Upon returning and never finding them, they began searching and located them inside a refrigerator without signs of life.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They were immediately taken to the municipal hospital, where medical personnel performed resuscitation manoeuvres, unfortunately confirming their death.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We extend our most sincere condolences to their families and family members during this time of immense sorrow.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This tragic event compels us to reflect as a society and to keep in mind that protecting children is just not optional; it&#8217;s an obligation. 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