13-year-old girl dies a day after being pulled from Androscoggin River
In a release Wednesday, Chief Deputy William Gagne of the Androscoggin County Chief Sheriff s Office identified the girl as Isha Ali of Lewiston.
Credit: Getty Images Published: 10:44 AM EDT June 9, 2021 Updated: 10:46 AM EDT June 9, 2021
GREENE, Maine A 13-year-old girl died Tuesday after she was pulled from the Androscoggin River in Greene on Monday.
In a release Wednesday, Androscoggin County Chief Sheriff s Deputy William Gagne identified the girl as Isha Ali of Lewiston. She died at approximately 6:50 pm. Tuesday.
According to Gagne, Ali was not wearing a life jacket and reportedly did not know how to swim.
Lewiston Teen Pulled From The Androscoggin River Has Died
According to News Center Maine, the 13 year old girl who was pulled from the Androscoggin River by a sheriff s deputy on Monday evening has reportedly passed away from her injuries.
Isha Ali, of Lewiston, had been playing in the river with friends and/or family on Monday night when she went into the Cherry Pond part of the river. She never resurfaced.
The first responders on the scene were Corporal David Chabot of the Maine Warden Service and Deputy Darian Nadeau of the Androscoggin County Sheriff s Office. They began a search and eventually located her. After pulling her from the water, they began CPR.