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The Allen County Sheriff's Office has ruled a drowning at a local campground this weekend as an accident.
The sheriff's office was investigating a drowning that happened just after 8 p.m. Sunday night at Sun Valley Campgrounds. 7-year-old Rebekca Harmon was driving a golf cart and drove it into a pond. The golf cart pulled her under the water, and her father couldn't find her after she went under. Her mother and brother were fishing at the time of this accident. Rebekca was under water for about 30 minutes before her body was recovered and taken to Lima Memorial Health Systems, where she was pronounced dead.
The investigation into the incident is closed.
Update 8/28/2018: Press release from the Allen County Sheriff's Office
On August 26, 2018 at approximately 8:12 PM our office received a 911 call regarding a child driving a golf cart into a pond at Sun Valley Campground (9779 Faulkner Rd. Harrod, Ohio). The child, later identified as 7 year old Rebekca Harmon, was pulled under water by the sinking cart and her dad was unable to locate her once in the water. Rebekca was the only person on the cart when it entered the water; her dad, mom, and her 13 year old brother, were fishing when the incident occurred. Harrod EMS personnel that arrived on scene located Rebekca in the water approximately 30 minutes after the original call. She was transported to Lima Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The Allen County Sheriff’s Office in concluding the investigation in cooperation with the Allen County Coroner’s Office, who ruled the death an accident. The family has no permanent address on file and was visiting a relative at the campground at the time of the accident.
Your News Now at 11 - 8/27/18
The Allen County Sheriff's Office has revealed it's investigating the death of a child and an area campground over the past weekend.
A sheriff's spokesperson says a child died by drowning at the Sun Valley Campground near Harrod in eastern Allen County. The incident happened Sunday evening. The department is conducting an investigation, as well as awaiting investigator's reports. They expect to release complete details on the incident on Tuesday, once their work is completed.
