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Posted: Apr 16, 2024 5:07 PMUpdated: Apr 17, 2024 3:53 PM

UPDATE BPD Says 3-Year-Old Child Who Escaped Home, Found in Hillcrest Pond Has Died

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Nathan Thompson

UPDATE: Bartlesville Police Department investigators were notified earlier today that a 3-year-old child who was found submerged in a pond on April 16 has died.

ORIGINAL STORY:

A 3-year-old Bartlesville child is in the hospital after escaping a home and drowning in a pond at Hillcrest Country Club.

According to Bartlesville police, a 911 call was made at 4:12 p.m. Tuesday for a missing child from a backyard on Hampton Square. Police responded and began a search on the adjacent country club.

Police say the child was found unresponsive and fully submerged in a pond at Hillcrest Country Club. Police say they immediately began administering CPR. The child was transported via ambulance to the hospital shortly after 4:45 p.m.

The condition of the child is unknown at this time. The Bartlesville Police Criminal Investigation Division and Oklahoma Human Services Child Welfare Department are investigating.

This is a developing story and will be updated as information is received.


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