BENNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Police say a child drowned in a Vermont lake on Friday.
It happened in North Bennington at Lake Paran.
Bennington police say at about noon, they got a report of a child who was last seen at about 10:30 a.m. near the water.
Rescue crews rushed to the lake and found the 9-year-old unresponsive under the water.
They immediately started lifesaving measures, but the child was pronounced dead at the hospital.
They did not release the child’s name.
Police say the investigation is still underway. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Bennington Police Department Bureau of Criminal Investigations at 802-442-1030 or contact them through their website.