Bystanders and police officer save a young girl who nearly drowned in a lake
@Deepizzaguy (123979)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
August 6, 2026 1:45pm CST
A five year old girl was at the Newark (New Jersey) Branch Brook Park on Sunday afternoon when she sneaked away from the presence of her grandfather who was buckling a relative of hers inside of their family auto.
The girl fell into a lake near the boathouse on the southern part of the park when bystanders and Essex County Sheriff's Office (ECSO) police officers went to the lake to rescue the girl out of the lake.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) employees took her by ambulance to the nearby University Hospital to be treated for injuries suffered in her time in the lake.
The good news is that the girl was conscious and breathing when she was rescued by the bystanders and police officers.
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@RasmaSandra (99682)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16h
Just don't understand the grownups. The grandpa should have made sure she was within sight even when doing something else,
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@Ineeddentures (41922)
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18h
Well done to the people who rescued her
Do we know how long the girl has been in the water for?
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@Deepizzaguy (123979)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15h
Most likely a few minutes since she was conscious when the police and bystanders rescued her,
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@Ineeddentures (41922)
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15h
@Deepizzaguy
Aye right enough
Any longer she might have been drowned
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@Deepizzaguy (123979)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15h
Me too am happy that the girl was rescued.
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@Deepizzaguy (123979)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15h
I know what you mean that the young girl did not drown in the lake.
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