6-year-old girl dies after being pulled out of the water in Lake Elmo

The Washington County sheriff's office says a 6-year-old girl has died after being pulled out of the water in Lake Elmo Sunday afternoon.

The incident happened at the Washington County Park reserve swimming beach.

Deputies responded to reports of a girl who wasn't breathing after she had been pulled from the water. After trying to resuscitate her, she was transported to Regions Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The victim's name has not yet been released.

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