Crime & Safety
Teen Snorkeler Pulled from Water in Narragansett Dies
The girl, 14, was from Massachusetts.
A 14-year-old girl who went missing while snorkeling off Newton Rock in Narragansett and was pulled from the water about two hours later, has died.
UPDATE: POLICE ID VICTIM
Narragansett Police Chief Dean Hoxsie said that the girl was pronounced dead at South County Hospital.
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The girl was from Southfield, Mass., and was snorkeling with her father he lost sight of her.
A rapid response from the Narragansett Bay Marine Task force and the U.S. Coast Guard was launched to find the girl. Crews used boats, divers, a helicopter and search plane to find the girl.
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