Preschooler nearly drowns in NJ lake — but quick-thinking bystanders, cops save her
A 5-year-old nearly drowned in a New Jersey lake, before a group of brave bystanders and cops sprung to rescue her. The little girl was inside Newark’s Branch Brook Park on Sunday afternoon and fell into the lake near a boathouse at the southern portion of the park, the Essex County Sheriff’s Office said.
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A 5-year-old nearly drowned in a New Jersey lake, before a group of brave bystanders and cops sprung to rescue her. The little girl was inside Newark’s Branch Brook Park on Sunday afternoon and fell into the lake near a boathouse at the southern portion of the park, the Essex County Sheriff’s Office said. Parkgoers and police officers at the scene rushed to pull the preschooler out of the water, officials said. The girl was breathing and conscious when she was pulled from the lake; EMS rushed her to nearby University Hospital, according to authorities.
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- A 5-year-old nearly drowned in a New Jersey lake, before a group of brave bystanders and cops sprung to rescue her. The little girl was inside Newark’s Branch Brook Park on Sunday afternoon and fell into the lake near a boathouse at the southern portion of the park, the Essex County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Preschooler nearly drowns in NJ lake — but quick-thinking bystanders, cops save her
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