'Very attached': Who were the 15 and 18 year old brothers who died on the same day Affectionate, attached and very loving. This is how the brothers Henrique da Cruz Simplício, aged 18, and Luiz Miguel da Cruz Silva, aged 15, were described, who died within a few hours of each other on Thursday (9), in Araraquara (SP). Henrique was found dead in the early hours of the morning at the family home. Hours later, his brother, Luiz Miguel, fell ill, was rescued and taken to the Emergency Care Unit (UPA) in Vale Verde, but did not survive. ? Follow g1 São Carlos and Araraquara on Instagram The brothers were very attached to each other and very good friends, according to their great-aunt, Luzia Ribeiro da Cruz. She told g1 that they were very close and were always together. "They were very good boys, you know? Very loving," he said. Henrique (on the left) and Luiz Miguel (on the right) Personal Archive READ ALSO: Brothers aged 15 and 18 die on the same day and causes are investigated in the interior of SP See what is known about the death of brothers aged 15 and 18 on the same day in the interior of SP One was playful and the other shy Luzia said that Henrique was very affectionate. "He hugged us, he was a very, very, very happy child." According to her, the young man liked to dress up as Santa Claus to distribute candy to children during Christmas. "[Henrique] was a very playful child, [a] very good boy, a very affectionate boy", he recalled. According to her, Luiz Miguel was quieter, he also liked to play, but he was 'a little shy'. Luzia said that the teenager liked to help his mother around the house. "The two were very close, Henrique and Miguel, the two of them, where one was, there was the other, so, they were two boys very attached to each other", he stated. Groundless Brothers Henrique and Luiz Miguel, aged 18 and 15, died just a few hours apart on Thursday (9), in Araraquara (SP) Social media Their great-aunt said that the boys will be greatly missed by the family. "We are helpless, their mother is helpless, poor thing, she is very sad. She just cries, she is on medication." Luzia said that the boys' mother, who was hospitalized after their deaths, was discharged on Saturday (11), but that she is depressed. According to her, the whole family is shaken and sad. "A piece that was taken away, right?" Causes of death Brothers died just hours apart in Araraquara; case is investigated Social networks According to the Araraquara Municipal Health Department, the cause of Henrique's death is still under investigation. Luiz Miguel was admitted to the Vale Verde Emergency Care Unit (UPA) at around 4pm, in a very serious condition, with suspected pulmonary thromboembolism. ?Pulmonary embolism happens when a blood clot, called a thrombus, blocks an artery in the lung. In most cases, this clot forms in the veins of the legs, breaks off and travels through the bloodstream until it reaches the lung. With the vessel blocked, the lung has difficulty oxygenating the blood, which can cause shortness of breath and other symptoms. In a statement, the municipal administration stated that the medical team carried out all the necessary procedures, but the young man arrived at the unit in critical condition and did not survive. The two cases were sent for analysis, and the circumstances will be investigated by the Death Verification Service (SVO) of Américo Brasiliense (SP). Police investigate In a statement, the Public Security Secretariat (SSP) reported that the cases were registered at the Araraquara Police Station as suspicious deaths and natural deaths. According to the folder, the older brother died at home, and the death was confirmed by the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu). The youngest reportedly fell ill after being informed of his brother's death. The SSP-SP also reported that the younger brother was rescued and taken to the UPA in Vale Verde, but did not resist. The Civil Police are investigating the circumstances of the two deaths. Mother was admitted to Santa Casa de Araraquara Amanda Rocha According to the Associação Mães Guerreiras, the young people's mother, Keila Mendes, is hospitalized at Santa Casa de Araraquara after suffering two cardiorespiratory arrests when informed of her children's death. The entity reported that she has heart problems and had undergone a catheterization last week. Also according to the association, the two brothers were people with disabilities (PWDs), had obesity and other comorbidities. When contacted, Santa Casa reported, on Friday (10), that the patient was admitted to the institution and underwent laboratory and imaging tests. The young people's mother remains hospitalized and her health condition is stable. Brothers die just hours apart in Araraquara REVIEW EPTV VIDEOS: See more news from the region on g1 São Carlos and Araraquara