GREENWOOD, Ind. — Both of the two children hospitalized after being pulled from a retention pond in Greenwood Wednesday evening have died, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the girls as 13-year-old Rosia Mang and 11-year-old Paw Lin.
First responders were called to the 1200 block of Edgewater Drive in the Clear Brook subdivision around 7:50 p.m. on June 15.
Man and Lin were separated from a group playing in the water and did not resurface.
A DNR spokesperson said Wednesday evening that the girls were taken to a hospital in critical condition after being pulled form the water.
The pond was about 15 feet deep, according to police.
Greenwood Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Terry Terhune issued a statement Thursday confirming one of the students who died was a Greenwood Middle School student:
"It is with a heavy heart that I am letting you know that one of my middle school students was tragically involved in the unfortunate retention pond swimming accident last night. We know this situation may be difficult to talk about for those closely impacted. If anyone, students, families or staff would like to speak to someone, Greenwood Middle School will have counselors available tomorrow, June 17th from 9 to 11 in the school cafeteria. Please keep the family in your thoughts during this difficult time, thank you."
The incident was the second time in 24 hours water safety has been a topic of discussion in central Indiana.
On Tuesday, a 5-year-old boy drowned on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Willie Alexander Jr. was pulled from a pool at Abney Lake Apartments and died at the hospital.
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A new report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission shows how risky water can be for young kids. It's the leading cause of unintentional death in children 1 to 4 years old.
Last year, there was a 17% spike in non-deadly drowning injuries among children.
There are a number of precautions parents can take to make sure kids are as safe as possible while in the water:
- Make sure there's always someone watching kids in the water.
- No one swims alone.
- Have gates and locks around pools at home.
- Keep your kids in life vests if they can't swim.
Click here for CPSC's latest Child Drowning Report, which includes more safety tips.