A tragic incident unfolded in the Greenwood neighborhood late Sunday night as a 4-year-old girl, visiting with family, drowned in a local pond. WISH-TV reported that the Greenwood Fire Department and police were dispatched around 9:15 p.m. to the 800 block of Padre Lane after receiving a report of a missing child in the area, which is a residential zone off East Smith Valley Road, just west of I-65.
Shortly after arriving on the scene, a Greenwood police officer located the child in a nearby body of water, where they immediately began life-saving measures, WISH-TV noted. Despite their efforts, the girl was pronounced dead after being transported to a hospital. The young girl had been missing for about an hour before she was found submerged in the water, and during that time, multiple family members were actively searching for her before ultimately calling 911.
Another report by FOX59 added details that the first responders were initially called to a slightly different location, the 900 block of Hacienda Drive, at 9:14 p.m. Upon arrival, the officer who found the girl promptly jumped into the pond to retrieve her and began administering CPR. The Fire Department arrived at the scene by 9:18 p.m. and took over the care of the girl, who, despite the rapid response and earnest rescue attempt, perished at the local hospital, as confirmed by FOX59's coverage.
Investigations are currently ongoing to determine the sequence of events that led to the girl's tragic drowning, with officials working to piece together how she ended up in the water. Bringing attention to the devastating loss, a spokesperson from the Greenwood Fire Department stated, "She was visiting family at the time of her disappearance." The girl's time of disappearance and the family's search were also acknowledged in a statement, further information has not been disclosed as of this article's publication, as detailed by CBS4 Indy.
