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New London girl dies in accidental drowning
Posted: 08.16.2010 at 7:32 PM
Rajah Maples

Rajah Maples is an Anchor and Reporter for KHQA.

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BARRY, ILL. (AP) -- UPDATED: August 25 at 9:36 a.m.

The Pike County Coroner's office is investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl from New London, Mo., who was found drowned in 10 inches of water in a yard pool in the town of Barry.

Police say Zoe Reedy wandered away from a group of children Monday afternoon and was found in the pool about seven minutes later.

They say another child pulled Zoe from the water.

Officers say the pool was 39 inches deep, but hand only about 10 inches of water in it.

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Information from: The Quincy Herald-Whig, http://www.whig.com

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UPDATED: August 17 at 12:07 p.m.

The Pike County, Illinois Sheriff's Department says a 3-year-old New London girl died Monday afternoon from an accidental drowning in Barry.

At about 1:13, crews responded to an accidental drowning at the 1100 block of Rogers Street.

First responders tried to treat Zoe Reedy who was pulled from an 18-foot wide, 39-inch deep yard pool by another child.

It's believed she was missing for about 7 minutes before being pulled from the water.

The Pike County coroner's office is investigating.

(Copyright ©2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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