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Eighteen months ago, we covered the death of a young girl swimming at a Cedar Park pool. She was part of a summer camp that was there on a field trip.
Six-year-old Cati DelaPeña was found at the bottom of the pool and died the next day at the hospital.
Now there s a place that will always make the DelaPeñas think of their daughter. Constant heartbreak : Reliving what led up to Cati s death Our Cati was very social and she was very go-getter, said Kori DelaPeña. Very popular at school, very friendly, added John DelaPeña, as Kori echoed.