17-Year-Old Dewar Girl Dies After Falling Through Ice On Pond
The Okmulgee County Sheriff s Office said a teenager has died after she fell through the ice on a pond near Dewar.
Officials said they believe the 17-year-old girl went out to the pond to get her dog when she fell through the ice. Deputies said when her mother came home and found the dog in the pond and some clothing, she called 911.
The Henryetta Fire Department, Dewar Fire Department and Emergency Management and Okmulgee County Sheriff s Office responded and spent hours diving to try to rescue to her, with crews taking 15-minute shifts. They were unable to save her.
17-year-old Oklahoma girl drowns trying to rescue dog from frozen pond
She walked out onto a frozen pond to retrieve the dog, fell through the ice, and didn t resurface. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 12:15 PM CST February 19, 2021
OKMULGEE COUNTY, Oklahoma A 17-year-old girl drowned in eastern Oklahoma on Thursday (Feb. 18) when she was attempting to save a dog from a frozen pond.
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety said the drowning occurred at approximately 5:21 p.m. in Dewar, Okla. after she walked out onto a frozen pond in an effort to retrieve the dog.
She fell through the ice and did not resurface.
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