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11-year-old girl drowns in Tooele County pond

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TOOELE COUNTY, Utah — An 11-year-old girl is dead after drowning in a pond Saturday evening in Tooele County.

Around 4:25 p.m., the Tooele County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call for a girl who fell into a pond in the community of Terra, about 30 miles southwest of Tooele.

Police said a boy who was with the girl at the time of the drowning ran to a nearby home for help.

The neighbor at the home, the young boy and his father ran to the pond, pulled the girl out of the water and initiated CPR, according to a press release.

First responders arrived shortly and took over, but they were unable to revive the girl. Police said she died at the scene.

The sheriff's office said the drowning remains under investigation.

Terra Pond