Father, 7-Year-Old Daughter Drown in Pool at Birthday Party: Sheriff’s Office
A Maryland father and his young daughter died after drowning in a swimming pool over the weekend, officials said.
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office said that a 7-year-old girl jumped in an in-ground pool in Waldorf on Saturday but didn’t know how to swim. Her father, 44, then jumped in the pool to rescue her but also was “unable to swim,” the office said.
A 17-year-old male who was at the party saw what was happening jumped in to help, but “all three victims took on too much water and drowned,” officials said.
Child, Father Drown At Pool Party; 3 More Injured
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A 7-year-old girl and her 44-year-old father are dead after they drowned in a pool during a birthday party in Maryland Saturday
A third victim, a 17-year-old male, and two fire and EMS responders also took in too much water during the rescue
Police are still investigating the incident
A 7-year-old girl and her father are dead while three others were injured Saturday after a drowning incident at a pool party in Charles County, Maryland, police said.
Authorities were responding to a call just before 6 p.m. at a residence in the 1200 block of Jefferson Lane in Waldorf when they spotted and attempted to rescue three drowning victims at the bottom of a pool, the Charles County Sheriff s Office said in a statement.
On May 1, 2021 at 5:58 p.m., Charles County Emergency Services (911) received calls regarding multiple drowning victims in a pool at a residence in the 1200 block of Jefferson Lane in Waldorf.
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