Boy, 13, dies and two other kids, aged 12 and 15, left fighting for their lives after being pulled from Lake Stevens
A TEEN boy has died and two kids are fighting for their lives after being pulled from a lake.
More than 100 people were at Lake Stevens in Washington State as fire crews rushed to the scene just after 5pm on June 26.
A teen boy, 13, has died after being pulled from Lake Stevens in Washington State[/caption] Cops said that a girl, 15, and a boy, 12, are in a critical condition[/caption]Officials revealed that a 13-year-old boy died, while a 15-year-old girl and another boy, 12, are in a critical condition.
Peter Mongillo, of Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue, said divers pulled two of the victims from the water and started performing CPR.
And, the boy, who later died, was found in a swimming area that was around 10 feet deep, KING5 reports.
He was pronounced dead after arriving at Providence Medical Center.
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Mongillo said that neither of the victims were wearing a life jacket.
He told Fox13: “I can’t stress enough how important a life jacket is to wear – especially in this weather.
“It’s beautiful but that water is bone-chilling cold. It’ll suck the energy out of you.”
The tragedy comes just days after two brothers were found dead alongside their sister, 22, at a lake in Georgia.
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The victims have been identified as Raven Powell, Sawyer, four, and Mason, three.
Witnesses recovered the bodies of the two boys while officials used sonar equipment to find Raven.
The siblings’ cousin Hannah Redfern told WRDW: “They were our world. They mean everything to us.”
Redfern added: “There are no words to describe it other than horrible.
“It’s crazy how it happened within a blink of an eye.”
A heartbreaking final video of Mason and Sawyer playing shows the two children in life jackets by the water.
All three bodies are being sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab.
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GBI officials have said they have not ruled out foul play in their investigation.
Pat Morgan, of the GBI, said: “We have not ruled out anything at this point as the autopsy will hopefully provide us with more information as well as the interviews and other investigative leads we are following.”
Raven Powell, 22, was also found dead[/caption]