Lowell girl, 11, dies after being pulled from Merrimack River last week
Authorities have not released the girl’s identity.
The 11-year-old Lowell girl pulled from the Merrimack River July 6 after she was spotted struggling to swim has died, the Middlesex District Attorney’s office confirmed Tuesday.
PULLED FROM RIVER:
Police believe the girl had been swimming in the river with another child at the time of the incident, Lowell Police Deputy Superintendent Marc LeBlanc said last week. The other child escaped on their own.
The girl was spotted struggling in the river by a bystander, who called 911 before pulling her from the water around 1 p.m. and beginning “life-saving measures,” LeBlanc said. Police arrived at the VFW Highway near Aiken Avenue shortly after 1 p.m. and found the passerby administering medical aid. Another bystander helped administer aid as well, according to LeBlanc.
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