Crime & Safety

Girl, 5, Drowns In Athletic Club Pool: Police

The Sterling Heights girl died while in the swimming pool at the Deer Lake Athletic Club in Independence Township.

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — A 5-year-old Sterling Heights girl died in a drowning at an athletic club in Oakland County on Friday night.

Emergency personnel were called to the swimming pool at the Deer Lake Athletic Club in the 600 block of White Lake Road in Independence Township at about 7:30 p.m.

Authorities are now investigating the circumstances that led to the girl's death and drowning, according to a news release from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

The name of the girl has not been released.

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